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Spondylolysis among Patients Without Low Back Pain in a Diagnostic Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

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creativeworkseries.issnJNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Bishwanath
dc.contributor.authorPanta, Om Biju
dc.contributor.authorThapa, Bikash Raj
dc.contributor.authorThapa, Suresh
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-15T07:12:19Z
dc.date.available2025-10-15T07:12:19Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionBishwanath Sharma Department of Radiology and Imaging, Bheri Hospital, Banke, Nepalgunj, Nepal Om Biju Panta Department of Radiology, Nepal Mediciti Hospital, Nakhkhu Patan, Lalitpur, Nepal Bikash Raj Thapa Department of Radiology, National Trauma Centre, Mahankal Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal Suresh Thapa Department of Radiology, Lumbini Province Hospital, Butwal, Rupandehi, Nepal
dc.description.abstractAbstract Introduction: Spondylolysis can either be asymptomatic or can cause significant low back pain. It is sometimes associated with the translation of one vertebra over another and is termed spondylolisthesis. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of spondylolysis among patients without low back pain in a diagnostic centre. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in a referral diagnostic centre from 15 December 2018 to 14 December 2021 . Ethical approval was obtained from the Nepal Health Research Council (Reference number: 2903). Images of a computed tomography scan of the abdomen performed for other abdominal causes and without low back pain were reconstructed in the sagittal and coronal plane and evaluated for the presence of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in the lumbar spine. Demographic data were taken from the hospital records. Convenience sampling method was used. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated. Results: Among 768 patients without low back pain, spondylolysis was found in 59 (7.68%) (5.80-9.56, 95% Confidence Interval). Spondylolisthesis was found in only 16 (27.1%) individuals with spondylolysis. The majority of spondylolysis cases were encountered in L5 level in 54 (91.53%). The mean age of patients with spondylolysis was 41.9±14.46 years. Male to female ratio was 1:1.18. Conclusions: The prevalence of spondylolysis in our study was found to be similar to other studies done in similar settings.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.8022
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/2719
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNepal Medical Association
dc.subjectLow back pain
dc.subjectSpondylolisthesis
dc.subjectSpondylolysis
dc.titleSpondylolysis among Patients Without Low Back Pain in a Diagnostic Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
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