Assessment the Facet Joint of Lumbar Spine in Degenerate Disc Patient Using MRI

Abstract

This study was done to assess the facet joint of lumbar spine in degenerate disc patients using Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI. The patients which are Sudanese population those come to Ribat University Hospital and Modern Medical Center, at the period between December 2017 to March 2018. Study was done by finding the relationship between lumbar spine facet joint osteoarthritis and degenerative disc disease DDD of lumbar spine and finding the correlation between lumbar spine facet joint osteoarthritis and age, gender, body mass index BMI. Poor details about the lumbar spine facet joints within the MRI reports with degenerate disc patients, however the facet joints disorders are one of the main reasons of lower back pain, although degenerate disc disease may be a reason of facet joint osteoarthritis .This problem facing every patient with lower back pain and degenerate disc disease. MRI examinations were performed in Ribat University Hospital and Modern Medical Center for 50 Sudanese patients to study lumbar spine region. The data was collected through data collection sheet and analyzed using SPSS. The results find that acute and chronic degenerative disc disease DDD always have a relationship with facet joint osteoarthritis, However mild degenerative disc disease DDD rarely have a relationship with facet joint osteoarthritis. The detected ages were from 21 to 77, the most affected ages were between 21-49 years with percentage of 65%. Both genders were detected, however the majority of the affected patient were female with percentage of 54%. In body mass index BMI the scale begins with 22cm2/kg to 30cm2/kg, but the most frequented value was 27 and 28 with percentage of 22% and 20%.