European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

RADIOLOGICAL STUDY OF LUMBOSACRAL ANGLE AMONG PEOPLE LIVING IN PORT HARCOURT METROPOLIS

Barilugbene Boobari Akiene*, Nunyor Akiene and Lekpa Kingdom David

ABSTRACT

Introduction: The lumbosacral angle (LSA) is the angle formed between a line across the plane of the superior margin of the sacrum and a horizontal line. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of 150 radiographs of subjects between the age of 10-80 years was carried out in radiology Department of Military Hospital Port Harcourt, Rivers State University Teaching Hospital and Foundation Hospital Omoku all in Rivers State. Ferguson’s technique was employed for calculation of LSA. Result: In this study, there was variation of LSA ranges from 130 to 710 with a 95% confidence interval of 32.11-34.410. A t-test was carried out to compare male and female angle and statistically, there was no significant difference between the male and female gender (P value: 0.6407). Conclusion: Results of the present study shows variability which further strengthen the fact that normal variation in LSA differs among different region and races; hence the results will be a useful tool to health care providers for treating different spinal disorders of people living in Rivers state.

Keywords: Vertebrae spine, Lumbosacral angle (LSA), Ferguson’s technique, Lumbar lordosis, Port Harcourt.