A Whole Spine MRI Based Study of the Prevalence, Associated Disc Degeneration and Anatomical Correlations of Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebra.
Chintan BhagchandaniChandhan MuruganSridhar JakkepallyAjoy Prasad ShettyRishi Mugesh KannaDr Shanmuganathan RajasekaranPublished in: Global spine journal (2023)
The overall prevalence of LSTV was 11.6%, with sacralization accounting for more than 80%. LSTV is associated with disc degeneration and a variation in the levels of important anatomical landmarks.