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Table 2 Distribution and severity grading of degenerative disc disease in cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine MRI’s with gender distribution

From: MRI-detected spinal disc degenerative changes in athletes participating in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics games

 

Cervical

Thoracic

Lumbar

Mild

44%

12.4%

26%

W: 7%

W: 100%

W: 50%

M: 93%

 

M: 50%

Moderate

13.5%

0%

9%

W: 30%

 

W: 55%

M: 70%

 

M: 45%

Severe

0.7%

0%

4%

W: 30%

 

W: 60%

M: 100%

 

M: 40%

Total

58.2%

12.4%

39%