Table 5 Absolute and relative frequency of severity of MRT findings entered according to location and group affiliation in n (%). The athlete group contains 9 individuals, while the control group contains 10 individuals. Pfirrmann grade I - was classified as normal, grade II – III as mild, grade IV as moderate and grade V as severe pathological changes
Cervical | Thoracic | Lumbar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Athlete | Control | Athlete | Control | Athlete | Control | |
Normal | 3 (5,6%) | 1 (1,7%) | 3 (2,8%) | 3 (2,5%) | 0 | 7 (14%) |
Mild | 51 (94,4%) | 59 (98,3%) | 104 (96,3%) | 116 (86,7%) | 46 (100%) | 39 (78,0%) |
Moderate | 0 | 0 | 1 (0,9%) | 1 (0,8%) | 0 | 4 (8,0%) |
Severe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |