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Background & Aim
limitations and problems for the patients and community. Measurements of the curvature of the lumbar spine
are useful in the investigations of low back pain. It is unclear whether the degree of lumbosacral angulation is
the same for all normal adults. Therefore, regarding considerable prevalence of back pain in Iranian population,
this study was performed to measure lumbosacral angle in Iranian individuals.
: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the common ailments which usually lead to considerablePatients and Method
orthopedic clinic of Hazrat-e-Rasoul Hospital in Tehran. Having essential eligible criteria of the study, 130
individuals were recruited conveniently by using non-probability sampling. All individuals were evaluated for
demographic variables such as age and sex by using a checklist. In addition, a standing lateral radiograph was
performed on all to evaluate and measure the lumbosacral angle. The data were collected, described and
analyzed using SPSS software.
: This cross-sectional study was performed on individuals who were referred toResults:
13.77°(SD=0.47) whereas the mean lumbosacral angle in men and women was 13.84°(SD=1.8) and
13.17°(SD=0.6) respectively. However, the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Additionally, a
significant correlation was found between age and the mean of lumbosacral angle (P=0.025).
Out of 130, 70 were female and 60 were male. The total mean lumbosacral angle wasConclusion:
However, more studies are needed to evaluate the association between lumbosacral angle and the incidence of
low back pain
The results of current study show that lumbosacral angle is about 12-14° in Iranian individuals..| Rights and permissions | |
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