Endo K, Ito K, Ichimaru K, Komagata M, Imakiire A
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Kasumigaura, Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
Minim Invasive Neurosurg. 2004 Aug;47(4):253-5. doi: 10.1055/s-2004-818520.
The imaging findings in some cases of low back pain are difficult to describe and the pathophysiology is not clear because subjective findings are usually difficult to document. This report concerns a rare case about the lumbosacral joint causing persistent severe back pain which in itself does not usually have any pathological meaning. We describe the diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of a patient suffering from low back pain with lumbosacral transitional vertebra. The radiological examination showed the congenitally malformed transverse processes of the 5th lumbar vertebra to create a facet joint-like shape at the sacral ala region on both sides. Surgery resulted in immediate disappearance of the low back pain. When the lumbosacral junction shows some instability without fusion, the joint-like region could be the cause of low back pain. The lumbosacral transitional vertebra may be associated with low back pain. Electric denervation of the space between the transverse process of 5th lumbar vertebra and sacral ala is minimally invasive and effective for pain eradication.
在一些腰痛病例中,影像学表现难以描述,且病理生理学尚不明确,因为主观症状通常难以记录。本报告涉及一例罕见的腰骶关节导致持续性严重背痛的病例,该关节本身通常并无任何病理意义。我们描述了一名患有腰骶部移行椎的腰痛患者的诊断、治疗及预后情况。放射学检查显示,第五腰椎先天性畸形的横突在两侧骶骨翼区域形成了类似小关节的形态。手术使腰痛立即消失。当腰骶关节显示出一些不稳定且未融合时,类似关节的区域可能是腰痛的原因。腰骶部移行椎可能与腰痛有关。对第五腰椎横突与骶骨翼之间区域进行电去神经支配是一种微创且有效的止痛方法。