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Table 3 Radiographic indices for lumbar developmental spinal stenosis

From: Radiographic indices for lumbar developmental spinal stenosis

Measurement

Median (±SD)

Median (±SD)

Median (±SD)

 

SBW:PW

SBW:PPM

ABW:IPD

 

Patient

Control

Patient

Control

Patient

Control

L1

2.2 (0.4)

2.0 (0.4)

1.3 (0.2)

1.2 (0.2)

1.8 (0.2)

1.6 (0.2)

L2

2.4 (0.5)

2.0 (0.3)

1.3 (0.3)

1.3 (0.2)

1.8 (0.2)

1.6 (0.2)

L3

2.6 (0.5)

2.0 (0.2)

1.4 (0.2)

1.2 (0.2)

1.8 (0.2)

1.6 (0.2)

L4

2.8 (0.8)

2.1 (0.3)

1.4 (0.4)

1.2 (0.1)

1.8 (0.3)

1.6 (0.2)

L5

3.5 (1.4)

2.3 (0.4)

1.6 (0.3)

1.3 (0.2)

1.7 (0.2)

1.6 (0.2)

S1

3.5 (1.7)

2.8 (0.9)

1.4 (0.4)

1.4 (0.2)

1.8 (0.4)

1.5 (0.1)

  1. Abbreviations: SD standard deviation, SBW sagittal vertebral body width, PW pedicle width, PPM posterior pedicle margin, ABW axial vertebral body width, IPD interpedicular distance