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Acta médica Grupo Ángeles
Print version ISSN 1870-7203
Abstract
CARBAJAL SALDANA, Víctor Raúl; CORNELIO RODRIGUEZ, Georgina; RIOS REINA, José Luis and GONZALEZ VERGARA, Carolina. Incidence of transitional vertebra abnormality in the Mexican population of a private hospital during 3 years. Acta méd. Grupo Ángeles [online]. 2022, vol.20, n.1, pp.7-11. Epub Oct 10, 2022. ISSN 1870-7203. https://doi.org/10.35366/103549.
The transitional vertebra is a morphological abnormality of the L5 or S1 vertebra where one of the two vertebrae or both presents a dysplasic process and resembles the other vertebra, which leads to various problems such as scoliosis or alteration of balance among others. This pathology is often underdiagnosed due to the fact that it is usually a random finding in patients.
Objective:
To determine the incidence of abnormality of the transitional vertebra by computed tomography in the Mexican population for three years.
Material and methods:
Observational, descriptive, retrospective, and cross-sectional study. All cases of transition vertebra detected in three years at Hospital Angeles Mocel will be included.
Results:
Of 860 patients studied with a mean age of 51.99 ± 20.54 years, an incidence of 17.4% (n = 150) was found for transitional vertebra, where 96 cases presented a process of sacralization. The type IIA transitional vertebra was the most common and the type 4 pseudo-disc type.
Conclusion:
The incidence in the Mexican population presented was 17.4% similar to that reported in other latitudes, with characteristics similar to those indicated for the transitional vertebra.
Keywords : Transitional vertebra; radiology; imaging; computed tomography.
