Table 1.
Patient’s baseline characteristics.
| Total | CS | PRPr | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients (discs) | 15 (19) | 6 (8) | 9 (11) | |
| Age | 33.9 ± 9.5 | 32.2 ± 6.8 | 34.9 ± 11.3 | 0.59 |
| Sex (Male/Female) | 11/4 | 5/1 | 6/3 | 0.46 |
| Number of the target disc | 0.63 | |||
| One disc | 11 | 4 | 7 | |
| Two discs | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Modified Pfirrmann classification | 0.18 | |||
| Grade 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | |
| Grade 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Segmental angulation | 14.7 ± 5.4 | 14.7 ± 2.7 | 14.8 ± 6.8 | 0.99 |
| Lumbar lordosis angle | 43.9 ± 12.5 | 49.1 ± 8.1 | 40.4 ± 14.1 | 0.15 |
| Modic change | ||||
| By patient | 3/15 (20%) | 2/6 (33.3%) | 1/9 (11.1%) | 0.34 |
| By disc level | 4/19 (21.1%) | 2/8 (25%) | 2/11 (18.2%) | 0.57 |
| Disc Bulge | ||||
| By patient | 11/15 (73.3%) | 4/6 (66.7%) | 7/9 (77.8%) | 0.54 |
| By disc | 12/19 (63.2%) | 5/8 (62.5%) | 7/11 (63.6%) | 0.66 |
| Anterior HIZ | ||||
| By patient | 4/15 (26.7%) | 3/6 (50%) | 1/9 (11.1%) | 0.14 |
| By disc | 5/19 (26.3%) | 4/8 (50%) | 1/11 (9.1%) | <0.05 |
| Posterior HIZ | ||||
| By patient | 11/15 (73.3%) | 5/6 (83.3%) | 6/9 (66.7%) | 0.46 |
| By disc | 13/19 (68.4%) | 7/8 (87.5%) | 6/11 (54.5%) | 0.18 |
CS: corticosteroid, PRPr: platelet-rich plasma releasate, HIZ: high-intensity zone.