Prevalencia de espondiloartrosis lumbar mediante radiografía de columna lumbar en pacientes mayores de 40 años atendidos en la clínica la paz en el periodo enero 2022 - diciembre 2022

Abstract

Background: Lumbar spondylosis is a degenerative disease of the spinal joints; it is one of the causes of low back pain (1). It is the result of a series of genetic and environmental factors, traumatic events, or infections. The most common symptoms are pain, stiffness, and movement disorder (2). This pathology is common in men and women over 40 years of age, with a greater tendency in women (3). Objective: To determine the prevalence of lumbar spondylosis by means of lumbar spine radiography in patients over 40, who required medical assistance at La Paz clinic from January to December 2022. Methods: A descriptive prevalence study was conducted for statistical analysis of the variables used, based on lumbar spine radiology reports from La Paz clinic. IBM SPSS Statistics was used to analyze frequency, radiologic signs, relationship with sociodemographic characteristics, and risk factors. Results: A total of 97 (52.2%) patients had lumbar spondylosis, mainly women (68%) (n=66), aged 60 to 69 years (32%) (n=31); pain was the most frequent symptom. The most common radiologic signs were loss of intervertebral disc space (89.7%) (n=87), followed by scoliosis (79.4%) (n=77), osteophytes (78.4) (n=76), and decrease of normal density (66%) (n=64). Conclusion: A high prevalence of the pathology was found out, similar to the findings of other alike studies.