Morphometry of Conus Medullaris in the Saudi Population and Its Clinical Importance.

Autor:	Hiware SD; Anatomy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAU., Vallaba Doss CA; Statistics/Biostatistics, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar, SAU., Alola HA; Radiology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAU., Alshahrani MM; Radiology, King Fahd University Hospital, Khobar, SAU., Alamri AA; Radiology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAU., Aljohani MH; Radiology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAU., Aldulaijan YD; Radiology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAU., Alawami AZ; Radiology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAU., Nasser AW; Radiology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAU., Alhashim AS; Radiology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAU., Motawei KH; Anatomy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAU.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cureus [Cureus] 2022 Dec 07; Vol. 14 (12), pp. e32279. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 07 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.32279
Abstrakt:	Objective The objective of this article is to evaluate the morphometry and termination of conus medullaris (CM) in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. Methodology The lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of 179 citizens of Saudi Arabia were selected and divided into males and females. Parameters such as the level of termination of CM, the length/width of CM, and its termination were reported. Results The maximum number of males and females were observed in the less than 20 years age group as 23 (25.5%) and 22 (24.7%), respectively. The termination level of CM was at the (first lumbar vertebra) L1 vertebra in 51.4% of the Saudi population. The level of termination of CM is below the (second lumbar vertebra) L2 level in one patient at L3, L3-L4, L5, and L5-S1 levels. On comparing the length of CM, no statistically significant difference was observed between the different levels of the vertebra. However, there was a statistically significant difference between the width and the CM termination (p=0.02). The various age groups and CM termination had no statistically significant correlation (p=0.47). Conclusion The most common level of termination of conus medullaris was at the L1 vertebra. The level of CM termination is strongly associated with the width of CM. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2022, Hiware et al.)
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