Frequency of lumbar spondylosis in patients with lumbar herniated discs on magnetic resonance imaging

Authors

  • Danial Hanan Assistant Professor /HOD-MIT NUR-FMS, Department of Radiology, Institute of Allied Health Sciences, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore
  • Rimsha Badar Senior Lecturer /Course Coordinator MIT, Department of Radiology, Institute of Allied Health Sciences, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore
  • Mariam Tariq Demonstrator Medical Imaging Technology, Department of Radiology, NUR-FMS, Lahore
  • Urwah Iftikhar Demonstrator Medical Imaging Technology, Department of Radiology, NUR-FMS, Lahore

Keywords:

Spondylosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Disc Herniation, Spinal Stenosis, Lower Back Pain.

Abstract

Background: Lumbar Spondylosis is a degenerative condition characterized by disc wear, disc dehydration, osteophyte formation, disc herniation, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis and ligament hypertrophy. This study was designed to determine the frequency of lumbar spondylosis in patients with lumbar herniated discs on Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Methodology: It was a retrospective study conducted from August 2024 to December 2024 at Chughtai Lab department of Radiology in Lahore, Pakistan. A total of 45 patients with backache were evaluated on Siemens Avanto 1.5T MRI machine. All patients underwent MRI Lumbosacral Spine examination. Non-probability convenient sampling technique was used and data was analyzed using SPSS version 26. Bar charts and Histogram were used to display the data. A p-value less than 5% was taken for statistical significance

Results: Out of 45 patients, 17 (37.7%) were males and 28 (62.2%) were females. Mean age was 53.6214.615 years. Different types of discs herniation were identified including disc bulges in 30 (66.6%), disc protrusion in 11 (24.4%), disc extrusion in 3 (6.6%) and disc sequestration in 2 (4.4%) patients.  Only 15 (33.3%) patients out of 45 were diagnosed with lumbar spondylosis, while it was absent in 30 (66.6%) patients

Conclusion: Lumbar spondylosis is a rare diagnosis, presenting with several patterns of disk degeneration especially discs herniation and MRI is the gold standard modality for its accurate analysis.

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2025-12-31

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Hanan, D. ., Badar, R. ., Tariq, M. ., & Iftikhar, U. (2025). Frequency of lumbar spondylosis in patients with lumbar herniated discs on magnetic resonance imaging. Annals of Allied Health Sciences, 11(2), 51–55. Retrieved from https://aahs.kmu.edu.pk/index.php/aahs/article/view/284

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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2025): Annals of Allied Health Sciences

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