The Relationship Between Dorsal Subcutaneous Fat Tissue Thickness and Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Study

Objective: The aim of this study was to find out the relationship between dorsal subcutaneous fat tissue thickness and lumbar disc herniation.

Methods: The lumbar magnetic resonance images of 209 were re-interpreted. Of these patients, 107 had disc herniation (herniated group), while 102 of them had no disc herniation (non-herniated group) in lumbar magnetic resonance images. The dorsal subcutaneous fat tissue thickness was measured for each patient on lumbar magnetic resonance imaging and the results were compared between these groups. The dorsal subcutaneous fat tissue thickness was measured on magnetic resonance images at the L4-5 and L5-S1 levels for all the patients included in the study and the measurement results were compared with an independent t-test for all groups.

Results: There was no statistically significant difference between herniated and non-herniated groups according to the measurement results of the dorsal subcutaneous fat tissue thickness (P = .446). No significant differences were observed within different age groups or within females and males either.

Conclusion: No relationship was found between dorsal subcutaneous fat tissue thickness and lumbar disc herniations according to the results of this study.

Cite this article as: Kızılgöz V. The relationship between dorsal subcutaneous fat tissue thickness and lumbar disc herniation: A magnetic resonance imaging-based study. Current Research in MRI. 2022; 1(2): 38-41