Spino-pelvic radiological parameters in patients presenting with low back pain in a tertiary care centre in India

Abstract

Objectives: Low back pain is one of the most common and disabling morbidities in the world and its relationship with spino-pelvic parameters is not yet fully understood in the Indian population. Our objective was to study the spino-pelvic parameters in patients who presented to the OPD with low back ache (LBA). Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted at SGITO, Bangalore between March-August 2018. 90 patients with LBA were asked to take standing lateral radiographs showing the pelvis with both hips and lumbar spine. The lumbar lordosis (LL), pelvic incidence (PI), pelvic tilt (PT), and sacral slope (SS) were calculated; and statistical analysis was done.