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Table 2 The frequency of each sign or symptom in No LSTV, Sacralization, and Lumbarization groups

From: Lumbosacral transitional vertebra in spondylolisthesis: frequency, demographic findings, and clinical characteristics

Variables

No LSTV

Sacralization

Lumbarization

P-value

Pain, n (%) a

152 (100)

57 (100)

10 (100)

–

Paresthesia, n (%)

149 (98)

57 (100)

10 (100)

0.798

Paresis/plegia b, n (%)

78 (51.3)

47 (82.4)

5 (50)

0.001

Sphincter dysfunction, n (%)

13 (8.5)

8 (14)

0

0.430

  1. a; All patients complained of Low Back Pain and ODI scores > 20. b; No case of plegia was observed among the patients. P-value < 0.05 is statistically significant