Background: Lumbar X-rays are usually preferred in patients with lower back pain, but lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) cannot be directly observed on lumbar X-ray films.
Objective: The purpose of this study is to explore the correlation between the degree of single-segment central LSS and lumbar X-ray measurements.
Methods: The data of 60 male patients aged 39-78 years with single-segment central LSS were analyzed. Linear correlation analysis was used to determine the correlation between the single-segment central LSS and the various measurement parameters. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to analyze the factors affecting single-segment central LSS.
Results: There were significant differences in S1/S0, E, B, L1-5Cobb, and M among the three groups (p< 0.05). S1/S0 was positively correlated with E, B, L1-5Cobb, and M (p< 0.05), but was not correlated with D (p= 0.66). After multiple linear regression analysis, B, L1-5Cobb, and M were independently associated with S1/S0.
Conclusions: The B, L1-5Cobb, and M parameters were independently associated with single-stage central LSS, and would likely be of particular value in evaluating the degree of single-segment central LSS; B, L1-5Cobb, and M served as independent predictors of the degree of LSS. These findings will guide clinicians' decision-making in the future.
Keywords: Lumbar spinal stenosis; dural sac compression; lumbar X-ray; lumbar degenerative disease.