The incidence of radiographic lumbar spine abnormalities in 1500 asymptomatic military school candidates

Volume: 35 Number: 2 September 11, 2006
  • Osman Eren
  • Nurettin Heybeli
  • Erkan Okan
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The incidence of radiographic lumbar spine abnormalities in 1500 asymptomatic military school candidates

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of lumbar spine abnormalities in adolescents using anteroposterior radiographs. Methods: Lumbar anteroposterior radiographs of 1500 military school candidates were evaluated for detection of lumbar spine abnormalities. All candidates were males with a mean age of 17 years (range 14-19 years). Radiologically, scoliosis, transitional vertebra and spina bifida occulta were sought. Results: Radiological changes in the lumbar spine were noted in 351 radiographs of 323 cases (21.5%), which included sacralization in 4.9% (n=73), lumbalization in 0.6% (n=9), lumbar scoliosis in 3.3% (n=50), spina bifida occulta in 14.3% (n=215), and hemivertebra in 0.27% (n=4). Conclusion: The study provided important data to be used in further studies concerning the incidence of lumbar spine abnormalities in asymptomatic adolescents.

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Osman Eren This is me

Nurettin Heybeli This is me

Erkan Okan This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 2001 Volume: 35 Number: 2

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https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v35i2.1722

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https://izlik.org/JA99GP57SW

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APA
Eren, O., Heybeli, N., & Okan, E. (2006). The incidence of radiographic lumbar spine abnormalities in 1500 asymptomatic military school candidates. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 35(2), 130-134. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v35i2.1722
AMA
1.Eren O, Heybeli N, Okan E. The incidence of radiographic lumbar spine abnormalities in 1500 asymptomatic military school candidates. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;35(2):130-134. doi:10.3944/aott.v35i2.1722
Chicago
Eren, Osman, Nurettin Heybeli, and Erkan Okan. 2006. “The Incidence of Radiographic Lumbar Spine Abnormalities in 1500 Asymptomatic Military School Candidates”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 35 (2): 130-34. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v35i2.1722.
EndNote
Eren O, Heybeli N, Okan E (September 1, 2006) The incidence of radiographic lumbar spine abnormalities in 1500 asymptomatic military school candidates. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 35 2 130–134.
IEEE
[1]O. Eren, N. Heybeli, and E. Okan, “The incidence of radiographic lumbar spine abnormalities in 1500 asymptomatic military school candidates”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 130–134, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v35i2.1722.
ISNAD
Eren, Osman - Heybeli, Nurettin - Okan, Erkan. “The Incidence of Radiographic Lumbar Spine Abnormalities in 1500 Asymptomatic Military School Candidates”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 35/2 (September 1, 2006): 130-134. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v35i2.1722.
JAMA
1.Eren O, Heybeli N, Okan E. The incidence of radiographic lumbar spine abnormalities in 1500 asymptomatic military school candidates. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;35:130–134.
MLA
Eren, Osman, et al. “The Incidence of Radiographic Lumbar Spine Abnormalities in 1500 Asymptomatic Military School Candidates”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 35, no. 2, Sept. 2006, pp. 130-4, doi:10.3944/aott.v35i2.1722.
Vancouver
1.Osman Eren, Nurettin Heybeli, Erkan Okan. The incidence of radiographic lumbar spine abnormalities in 1500 asymptomatic military school candidates. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;35(2):130-4. doi:10.3944/aott.v35i2.1722