Background: Accurate and detailed measurements of spinal canal diameter (SCD) and transverse foraminal morphometry are essential for understanding spinal column-related diseases and for surgical planning. Lumbar canal stenosis occurs due to narrowing of spinal canal diameter and is usually diagnosed by MRI. Absence of the clear unified radiological signs is the one of the basic problems of the lumbar spinal stenosis. The knowledge of normal diameter of lumbar spinal canal is very important for diagnosing lumbar spinal canal stenosis. A study that provides accurate measurement of lumbar spinal canal can help overcome these problems.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To study for the first time the normal lumbar spinal canal diameter in KPK population undergoing lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging.
METHOD
This was a pilot study carried out at Northwest General Hospital Peshawar. This was study of 6 months with a population of 120 patients with low backache. SPSS (Statistical package for social sciences) version 22 was used for the procedure of data analysis. The data were analyzed through MS Excel and SPSS version 22; the quantitative data will be present in the form of tables, bar graphs, pie charts etc
CONCLUSION
This population based study shows the frequency of lumbar spinal canal in patients visiting to MRI at NWGH Peshawar. It is concluded from this study that lumbar spinal canal dimensions were observed in patients at various lumbar spine levels, and large number of females visit with complains of backache than males. MRI is the sensitive modality for measuring lumbar spinal canal dimension. The normal lumbar canal was observed between 11.0 mm and 20.0 mm in KPK population
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