Introducing a New Risk Factor for Lumbar Disc Herniation in Females : Vertical Angle of the Sacral Curvature

KANAT A., YAZAR U., Kazdal H., SONMEZ O. F.

JOURNAL OF KOREAN NEUROSURGICAL SOCIETY, vol.52, no.5, pp.447-451, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 52 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.3340/jkns.2012.52.5.447
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF KOREAN NEUROSURGICAL SOCIETY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.447-451
  • Keywords: Risk factor, Lumbar disc herniation, Females, Vertical angle of the sacral curvature, DISCOGENIC PAIN, SECONDARY, SURGERY, POSTURE, FUSION
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective : To characterize the importance of the vertical angle of the sacral curvature (VASC) in lumbar disc herniations.