Radiographic Cobb Angle: A Feature of Congenital Lumbar Spine Stenosis

A low cost, reproducible radiographic method of diagnosing congenital lumbar spinal stenosis (CLSS) is lacking. We hypothesized that the Cobb angle for lumbar lordosis would be smaller in patients with CLSS, based on observations in our spine clinic patient population. Here, we compared lumbar lordosis Cobb angles with the radiographic ratio method in patients with normal spine imaging, degenerative spinal stenosis, and with CLSS.

Source: Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology - February 5, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Falgun H. Chokshi, Nadja Kadom, Nishant Dwivedi, Suprateek Kundu, Ahmed Y. Moussa, Chadi Tannoury, Tony Tannoury Source Type: research