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. 2023 Mar 29;18:257. doi: 10.1186/s13018-023-03746-0

Table 5.

Characteristics of Modic changes in control and degeneration groups

Degenerative group (n = 56) Control group (n = 45) P value
Modic type
Type 1 4 (7.1%) 2 (4.4%)
Type 2 39 (69.6%) 38 (84.4%)
Type 3 4 (7.1%) 4 (8.9%) 0.099
Mixed type 9 (16.1%) 1 (2.2%)
Number of affected segments
1 level 16 (28.6%) 28 (62.2%)
2 levels 21 (37.5%) 10 (22.2%)
3 levels 15 (26.8%) 6 (13.3%) 0.007
4 levels 4 (7.1%) 1 (2.2%)
Modic grading
Grade A 40 (71.4%) 32 (71.1%)
Grade B 8 (14.3%) 11 (24.4%) 0.149
Grade C 8 (14.3%) 2 (4.4%)