The Relationship Between The Lumbar Disc Degeneration And Smoking

Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine whether smoking was related to lumbar disc degeneration. We included 200 patients at the age of between 15 and 70 years, who presented at the neurosurgery polyclinic for lumbago and had lumbar magnetic resonance images, and who had been diagnosed with herniated lumbar disc; the patients’ histories, complaints, and whether they smoked were recorded. We excluded those with a systemic disease and did not meet the age criteria. Smoking was found to have no effects on degeneration when compared the groups. We concluded that smoking was not a risk factor associated with lumbar disc degeneration. Key words: Intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar vertebrae, risk factors, smoking. Ozet Bu calismanin amaci sigara kullaniminin bel agrisi ile iliskisi olup olmadigini belirlemekti.Calismamiza, beyin ve sinir cerrahi poliklinigine bel agrisi nedeniyle basvurmus olup ve lomber disk hernisi on tanisi ile Lomber MRG yapilan olgularda, Lomber MRG degerleri pozitif olan, 15-70 yas arasi 200 hasta dahil edildi; olgularin oykuleri ,yakinmalari ve sigara icip icmedikleri  kayit altina alindi. Sistemik hastaligi olanlar ve yas araligi disindakiler degerlendirmeye alinmadi.Gruplar karsilastirildiginda sigara kulaniminin dejenerasyon uzerine etkisi olmadigi tespit edildi. Sigara kullaniminin lomebr disk dejenerasyonu  ile iliskili bir risk faktoru olmadigi kanisina varildi. Anahtar kelimeler: Intervertebral disk dejenerasyonu, lomber vertebra, risk faktorleri, sigara icmek.