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Skryabin E.G.

Tyumen State Medical University

Krivtsov A.Yu.

Regional Clinical Hospital No. 2

Kicherova O.A.

Tyumen State Medical University

Zotov P.B.

Tyumen State Medical University

Dzhuraev D.R.

Regional Hospital No. 19

Modern classifications of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae in patients with lumbodynia

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Skryabin E.G., Krivtsov A.Yu., Kicherova O.A., Zotov P.B., Dzhuraev D.R.

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Journal: Russian Journal of Pain. 2025;23(2): 76‑82

DOI: 10.17116/pain20252302176

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MODERN CLASSIFICATIONS OF LUMBOSACRAL TRANSITIONAL VERTEBRAE IN PATIENTS WITH LUMBODYNIA
MODERN CLASSIFICATIONS OF LUMBOSACRAL TRANSITIONAL VERTEBRAE IN PATIENTS WITH LUMBODYNIA

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Skryabin EG, Krivtsov AYu, Kicherova OA, Zotov PB, Dzhuraev DR. Modern classifications of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae in patients with lumbodynia. Russian Journal of Pain. 2025;23(2):76‑82. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/pain20252302176

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Abstract:

OBJECTIVE

To analyze modern classifications of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

We reviewed the PubMed database (USA) using the keywords “lumbosacral transitional vertebra” and found 519 relevant manuscripts.

RESULTS

In modern literature, there is information about 7 classifications of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae in patients with lumbar pain. The most popular classification was proposed by Castellvi A.E. et al. This grading system was used by the authors of 92.9% of articles. Classification by C.M. O’Driscoll et al. was used by 4.4% of authors, classification by N.K. Mahato — 1.2% A.L. Jenkins et al. — 0.6%. Classifications by P.G. Tini et al., J. Knopf et al. and V.A. Byvaltsev et al. were used only by their developers (0.3%). Finally, we enrolled 23 articles with data on classifications of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae in patients with lumbodynia.

CONCLUSION

Classification by A.E. Castellvi et al. is currently the most popular among specialists studying this disease. The most promising are classification by A.L. Jenkins et al. and V.A. Byvaltsev et al. published in 2023.

Keywords:

lumbosacral transitional vertebrae
classifications
patients with lumbar pain

Authors:

Skryabin E.G.

Tyumen State Medical University

Krivtsov A.Yu.

Regional Clinical Hospital No. 2

Kicherova O.A.

Tyumen State Medical University

Zotov P.B.

Tyumen State Medical University

Dzhuraev D.R.

Regional Hospital No. 19

Received:

13.06.2024

Accepted:

31.07.2024

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