Quantifying Lumbar Foraminal Volumetric Dimensions: Normative Data and Implications for Stenosis-Part 2 of a Comprehensive Series.
Renat NurmukhametovManuel De Jesus Encarnación RamírezMedet DosanovAbakirov MedetbekStepan KudryakovLaith Wisam AlsaedGennady ChmutinGervith Reyes SotoJeff Ntalaja MukengeshayTshiunza Mpoyi ChérubinVladimir NikolenkoArtem GushchaSabino LuzziAndreina Rosario RosarioCarlos Salvador OvalleKatherine Valenzuela MateoJesus Lafuente BarazaJuan Carlos Roa Montes de OcaCarlos Castillo RangelSalman SharifPublished in: Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)
Our study significantly advances spinal research by quantifying lumbar foraminal volumes, revealing a clear increase from the L1/L2 to the L5/S1 levels, indicative of the spine's adaptation to biomechanical stresses. This provides clinicians with a precise tool to differentiate between pathological narrowing and normal variations, enhancing the detection and treatment of lumbar foraminal stenosis. Despite limitations like its cross-sectional design, the strong agreement in measurements underscores the method's reliability, encouraging future research to further explore these findings' clinical implications.