The Association Between Radiographic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis And The Quality Of Life In The Turkish Population

Year 2025, Volume: 14 Issue: 2, 58 - 64, 29.08.2025

Anıl Taşkesen , Ömer Neşet Kişi , Fatih Günaydın

https://doi.org/10.47493/abantmedj.1558888

Abstract

Introduction: Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a degenerative disease characterized by neurogenic claudication and pain. The effects on patients' radiological findings and quality of life (QOL) are a matter of curiosity. This study examined the radiological findings and QOL in patients with LSS in a Turkish cohort.
Materials and Methods: One hundred thirty patients were evaluated, and 102 female:75 and male:27) who agreed to participate were included in the study. The patient’s QOL was assessed using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and radiologically using the Schizas classification.
Results: The relationship between the patients' Schızas radiological classes and Age, Height, Weight, body mass index (BMI), and ODI was investigated. No statistical significance was found besides age and BMI, which are expected (table 3). In this regard, there was no correlation between Schizas and ODI, as expected.
Conclusion: The most important finding of this study is that there is no relationship between the radiological stage and QOL in patients with LSS. In this context, patients' clinical symptoms should be more prominent in the treatment decisions and follow-up processes during the treatment process.

Keywords

Degenerative spine disease , Lumbar spinal stenosis , Quality of life , Schizas , Spinal surgery.

Türk Toplumunda Radyografı̇k Lomber Spı̇nal Stenoz İle Yaşam Kalı̇tesı̇ Arasındakı̇ İlı̇şkı̇

Abstract

Amaç: Lomber spinal stenoz (LSS), nörojenik kladikasyon ve ağrı ile karakterize bir dejeneratif hastalıktır. Hastaların radyolojik bulguları ve yaşam kalitesi (QOL) üzerindeki etkiler merak konusudur. Bu çalışma, bir Türk kohortundaki LSS'li hastalardaki radyolojik bulguları ve QOL'u incelemektedir.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Yüz otuz hasta değerlendirildi ve katılmayı kabul eden 102 (kadın:75 ve erkek:27) çalışmaya dahil edildi. Hastaların yaşam kalitesi Oswestry Engellilik İndeksi (ODI) ve radyolojik olarak Schizas sınıflaması kullanılarak değerlendirildi.
Sonuçlar: Hastaların Schizas radyolojik sınıfları ile yaş, boy, kilo, vücut kitle indeksi (BMI) ve ODI arasındaki ilişki araştırıldı. Yaş ve BMI dışında istatistiksel anlamlılık bulunmadı. Bu bağlamda, Schizas ve ODI arasında beklenen bir korelasyon bulunmadı.
Sonuç: Bu çalışmanın en önemli bulgusu, LSS'li hastalarda radyolojik evre ile yaşam kalitesi arasında bir ilişki bulunmamasıdır. Bu bağlamda tedavi sürecinde hastaların klinik semptomları tedavi kararlarında ve takip süreçlerinde daha ön planda olmalıdır.

Keywords

Dejeneratif omurga hastalığı , Lomber spinal stenoz , Schizas , Spinal cerrahi , Yaşam kalitesi.

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