What does lumbar anteroposterior radiograph check?

Lumbar orthophoto film is a commonly used X-ray examination method, which is mainly used to examine the bone structure of lumbar spine, such as osteoporosis, spondylolisthesis of vertebral body structure, hyperosteogeny and so on.

1. Osteoporosis: By observing the density of lumbar vertebrae, we can judge whether there is a problem of osteoporosis.

2. Vertebral structure slippage: If the stability between vertebral bodies is affected, the phenomenon of vertebral structure slippage may occur. This situation can be examined by the anteroposterior radiograph of the lumbar spine.

3, hyperosteogeny: hyperosteogeny will lead to irregular bony processes on the edge of the vertebral body, which may compress the surrounding nerves and blood vessels and cause corresponding symptoms.