Is There Any Interconnection Between the Body Mass Index and the Evidence of Dystrophic Changes of Iliolumbar and Long Dorsal Sacroiliac Ligaments?

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the interrelations of the body mass index with data that characterize severity of dystrophic changes of long dorsal sacroiliac and iliolumbar ligaments. Subject of research. Long dorsal sacroiliac and iliolumbar ligaments from 50 corpses (aged 25 to 83): 33 males (the average age was 63 ± 9) and 17 females (the average age was 63 ± 9.8). Results. The interconnection of the parameter characterizing the evidence of the dystrophic changes of lumbar-iliac and posterior iliac ligaments long with the body mass index has been determined. Conclusion. A statistically significant (moderate and high) correlation between the body mass index and the evidence of the dystrophic changes of lumbar-iliac and rear long iliac ligaments is found only when the value of the index exceeds the level of 30.