David Shin, Kai Nguyen, Easton Small, Trevor Case, Mikayla Kricfalusi, Alexander Bouterse, Andrew Cabrera, Ethan Purnell, Wheddy Laguerre, Jacob Razzouk, Omar Ramos, Olumide Danisa, Wayne Cheng
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Abstract
Background: This study aimed to determine whether the iliac crests are truly at the level of L4 to L5, accounting for patient demographic and anthropometric characteristics.
Methods: We measured the umbilicus and iliac crests relative to the lumbar spine using computed tomography of patients without spinal pathology, accounting for the influences of patient height, weight, body mass index (BMI), sex, race, and ethnicity.
Results: A total of 834 patients (391 men and 443 women) were reviewed. The location of the umbilicus relative to the lumbar spine demonstrated a unimodal distribution pattern clustered at L4, while the iliac crests were most frequently located from L4 to L5. Iliac crests were located above the L4 to L5 disc space 26.5% of the time. Iliac crests were located at the L4 to L5 disc space 29.8% of the time. No correlations were observed between the umbilicus and iliac crests with patient height, weight, or BMI. There was no difference in the location of the umbilicus with respect to patient sex, race, and ethnicity. The locations of the iliac crests were cephalad in women compared with men and in Hispanics compared with African American, Caucasian, and Asian patients.
Conclusions: The iliac crests were located above the level of the L4 to L5 disc space approximately 26% of the time. The umbilicus is most frequently at the level of the L4 vertebral body. Patient height, weight, and BMI do not influence the location of the umbilicus or the iliac crests relative to the lumbar spine. Patient sex and ethnicity influence the location of the iliac crests but not the umbilicus relative to the lumbar spine.
Clinical relevance: Modern neurosurgical techniques require clearance of the iliac crests during anterior and anterolateral approaches. Understanding the level of the iliac crests is crucial in planning for transpsoas fusion approaches.
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The International Journal of Spine Surgery is the official scientific journal of ISASS, the International Intradiscal Therapy Society, the Pittsburgh Spine Summit, and the Büttner-Janz Spinefoundation, and is an official partner of the Southern Neurosurgical Society. The goal of the International Journal of Spine Surgery is to promote and disseminate online the most up-to-date scientific and clinical research into innovations in motion preservation and new spinal surgery technology, including basic science, biologics, and tissue engineering. The Journal is dedicated to educating spine surgeons worldwide by reporting on the scientific basis, indications, surgical techniques, complications, outcomes, and follow-up data for promising spinal procedures.
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