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. 2024 Aug;33(8):2952-2959.
doi: 10.1007/s00586-024-08378-4. Epub 2024 Jun 26.

Analysis of spinopelvic parameters in adult patients with lumbosacral transitional vertebrae

Jun Ouchida  1   2 , Hiroaki Nakashima  3 , Tokumi Kanemura  2 , Mikito Tsushima  2 , Sadayuki Ito  1 , Naoki Segi  1 , Hiroyuki Tomita  2 , Kazuaki Morishita  2 , Hiroki Oyama  2 , Kazuma Oshima  2 , Shiro Imagama  1
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Analysis of spinopelvic parameters in adult patients with lumbosacral transitional vertebrae

Jun Ouchida et al. Eur Spine J. 2024 Aug.

Abstract

Purpose: Spinopelvic sagittal alignment is crucial for assessing balance and determining treatment efficacy in patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD). Only a limited number of reports have addressed spinopelvic parameters and lumbosacral transitional vertebrae (LSTV). Our primary objective was to study spinopelvic sagittal parameter changes in patients with LSTV. A secondary objective was to investigate clinical symptoms and quality of life (QOL) in patients with LSTV.

Methods: In this study, we investigated 371 participants who had undergone medical check-ups for the spine. LSTV was evaluated using Castellvi's classification, and patients were divided into LSTV+ (type II-IV, L5 vertebra articulated or fused with the sacrum) and LSTV- groups. After propensity score matching for demographic data, we analyzed spinopelvic parameters, sacroiliac joint degeneration, clinical symptoms, and QOL for these two participant groups. Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) scores and EQ-5D (EuroQol 5 dimensions) indices were compared between the two groups.

Results: Forty-four patients each were analyzed in the LSTV + and LSTV- groups. The LSTV + group had significantly greater pelvic incidence (52.1 ± 11.2 vs. 47.8 ± 10.0 degrees, P = 0.031) and shorter pelvic thickness (10.2 ± 0.9 vs. 10.7 ± 0.8 cm, P = 0.018) compared to the LSTV- group. The "Sitting" domain of ODI (1.1 ± 0.9 vs. 0.6 ± 0.7, P = 0.011) and "Pain/Discomfort" domain of EQ-5D (2.0 ± 0.8 vs. 1.6 ± 0.7, P = 0.005) were larger in the LSTV + group.

Conclusion: There was a robust association between LSTV and pelvic sagittal parameters. Clinical symptoms also differed between the two groups in some domains. Surgeons should be aware of the relationship between LSTV assessment, radiographic parameters and clinical symptoms.

Keywords: Clinical symptoms; Lumbosacral transitional vertebrae; Pelvic parameters; Sagittal alignment; Spinopelvic alignment; Surgical outcome.

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