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Table 4 Intervertebral disc and vertebral endplate subchondral bone changes by intervertebral space narrowing at the level of Modic 1

From: Intervertebral disc and vertebral endplate subchondral changes associated with Modic 1 changes of the lumbar spine: a cross-sectional study

Structural changes

IVSN

 

≤50% (n = 31)

>50% (n = 70)

p value†

Asymmetric discopathy

10 (32.3)

34 (48.6)

0.191

Spondylolisthesis

4 (12.9)

21 (30.0)

0.129

Anterior disc herniation

11 (35.5)

40 (57.1)

0.054

Posterior disc herniation

16 (51.6)

40 (57.1)

0.667

Anterior osteophytes

13 (41.9)

55 (78.6)

<0.001*

Posterior osteophytes

11 (35.5)

48 (68.6)

0.002*

  1. Data are no. (%) of patients
  2. †Nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test or Fisher’s exact test; *p value < 0.0025
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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