臨床整形外科41巻12号

2006年12月発行

論述

腰痛と腰椎変性所見の関連―疫学的検討

著者： 竹谷内克彰¹ 菊地臣一¹ 紺野愼一¹ 大谷晃司¹

所属機関： ¹福島県立医科大学医学部整形外科

ページ範囲：P.1281 - P.1284

　2002年度福島県南会津郡舘岩村（現南会津町）の総合検診を受診した65歳以上の高齢者を対象に，問診により腰痛の有無，腰椎X線撮影により腰椎変性所見を評価し，それらの関連性を検討した．その結果，腰痛の有無との間に有意な関連が認められたのは腰椎前弯角とすべりの有無であったが，相関関係は小さかった．すなわち，腰痛の有無に影響を及ぼす因子として腰椎変性の関与は小さい．この事実は，器質的要因以外の因子が腰痛に関与している可能性を示唆している．

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