Relationship of ligamentum flavum hypertrophy in lumbar spinal stenosis with transforming growth factor β-1
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Aim: Lumbar spinal stenosis is the most common cause of low back pain in the elderly. Lumbar spinal canal stenosis develops as a result of degenerative changes in the posterior canal including bone proliferation of the facet joints and ligamentum flavum hypertrophy. With this study, We aimed to contribute to the literature by demonstrating that ligamentum flavum hypertrophy in lumbar spinal stenosis may be directed by increased concentrations of TGF-β1, at the stenosis site.
Materials and Methods: In our study, TGF-βl concentrations in the ligamentum flavum samples taken from patients with lumbar disk hernia and lumbar spinal stenosis during surgical intervention. In addition, thickness of ligamentum flavum in these patients was calculated by averaging the lumbar MRI-tissue thickness, and all these results were statistically compared among the patients.
Results: Ligamentum flavum thickness values in two groups were 3.46±1 mm in lumbar disk hernia and 5.63±1.35 mm in lumbar spinal stenosis and the differences were statistically significant (p˂0.001). Group averages of Transforming Growth Factor β -1 with standard deviations were 1676.47±642 pg/g in lumbar disk hernia and 6816.68±5147.57 pg/g in lumbar spinal stenosis. The average difference in these results was considered statistically significant (p˂0.001).
Conclusion: In conclusion, we demonstrated in our study that TGF-β1 has an effect on ligamentum flavum hypertrophy in lumbar spinal stenosis.
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Kaynakça
- Chung SS, Lee CS, Kim SH et al. Effect of low back posture on the morphology of the spinal canal. Skeletal Radiology 2000;29:217-223.
Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Deniz Gokpinar
Bu kişi benim
Kars State Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Kars, Turkey
Türkiye
Hatice Köse Ozlece
Trakya University, Medical Faculty, Department of Neurology, Edirne, Turkey
Türkiye
Orhan Akyüz
Bu kişi benim
Kars State Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Kars, Turkey
Türkiye
Sergülen Aydın
Bu kişi benim
Kafkas University, Medical Faculty, Department of Family Medicine, Kars
Faik İlik
Mevlana University, Medical Faculty, Department of Neurology, Konya, Turkey
Türkiye
Zişan Öncel
Bu kişi benim
Kafkas University, Medical Faculty, Department of Medical Biology, Kars, Turkey
Türkiye
Serpil Can
Bu kişi benim
Kafkas University, Medical Faculty, Department of Physiology, Kars, Turkey
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
13 Mart 2017
Gönderilme Tarihi
29 Şubat 2016
Kabul Tarihi
2 Mayıs 2016
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2017 Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1