Table 3 Distribution of Modic types across the lumbar spine
Modic type | Th12/L1 | L1/L2 | L2/L3 | L3/L4 | L4/L5 | L5/S1 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pure 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 (7) |
1/2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 45 (20) |
1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 (6) |
2/1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 36 (16) |
3/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.4) |
Pure 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 45 | 91 (41) |
2/3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 (9) |
3/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 (0.9) |
Pure 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 (0.9) | 2 (0.9 | 11 (5) | 8 (4) | 79 (35) | 122 (54) | 224 (100) |