SACRALIZATION OF LUMBAR VERTEBRAE-ITS ANATOMICAL, EMBRYOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE

Dr. Rekha Bhasin; Dr. Sajad Hamid; Dr.Sunanda Raina

Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

SACRALIZATION OF LUMBAR VERTEBRAE-ITS ANATOMICAL, EMBRYOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE

Dr. Rekha Bhasin, Dr. Sajad Hamid, Dr. Sunanda Raina

Abstract :

BACKGROUND:Verteal column have very important role in weight transmission and to maintain posture of our body. Stress and strain of verteal column are increasing from above downward. Lumbosacral region have more stress and strain and low back pain is very common in this region. Sacrum consists of five fused sacral verteae. These are fused to provide strength and stability tothe pelvis and transmit the weight of the body to the pelvic girdle through the sacro-iliac joints. The verteal .Lumbosacral transitional verteae (LSTV) are congenitalanomalies of the lumbosacral region, which includes sacralisation of fifth lumbar vertea and lumbarisation .Low back pain is

quite a common ailment affecting about 80% of the population in their life time. This abnormality can bediagnosed by plain radiography.Sacralization leads to narrowing of disc space between L5 and S1, so there is higher chance of disc herniation and disc degeneration (9). Sacralization can lead to narrowing of interverteal foramina causing compression of spinal nerve which can cause spinal or radicular pain MATERIALS AND METHODS:In the present study 30 adult human sacra were examined in the department of Anatomy,

Govt. Medical College in The State of Jammu & Kashmir.

OBSERVATIONS AND RESULTS:In the present study of 30 adult human sacra 21 were male and 9 were female sacra.Out of 30 sacral bones 3 sacra showed sacralisation of fifth lumbar verteae.CONCLUSION:Knowledge of sacralisation is not only enlightening for the orthopaedic surgeons, also vital for theClinical Anatomists, Radiologists, Forensic experts, Morphologists, Architectures and Anthropologists.