Clinical Trial: Lumbar Disc Space Height in Young Disc Herniation and Degeneration Patients

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Space Height in Disc Herniation and Degeneration Patients in Their Early 20s

Brief Summary: As low back pain (LBP) imposes a heavy socioeconomic burden, early detection of pathologic intervertebral disc change in young adults holds high clinical relevance as a common structural cause of LBP. The investigators therefore assessed the feasibility of using X-ray disc space height measurements as a predictive evaluation method of lumbar disc herniation (LDH) and degeneration in LBP patients in their early 20s.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine

Current Primary Outcome: The distance between the 2 midpoints of the inferior and superior borders of the vertebral bodies surrounding the L4/5 intervertebral disc space divided by the AP diameter of the inferior border of the L4 vertebral body [ Time Frame: Baseline ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine

Dates:
Date Received: January 27, 2015
Date Started: January 2010
Date Completion:
Last Updated: January 29, 2015
Last Verified: January 2015