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. 2001 Feb 17;322(7283):400–405. doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7283.400

Table 5.

Findings on radiography. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise

Radiography result Intervention group (n=170)* Control group (n=22)*
Discovertebral degeneration 116 (69) 12 (55)
No abnormality detected 52 (31) 7 (32)
Deformity 39 (23) 5 (23)
Minor congenital abnormalities 17 (10) 2 (9)
Facet joint degeneration 8 (5) 3 (14)
Posterior arch defects 6 (4) 1 (5)
Other discovertebral disease 4 (2) 0
Alignment abnormalities 3 (2) 0
Bone formation 2 (1) 0
Sacroiliac joint disease 2 (1) 0
Alteration of bone density 2 (1) 0
Total findings reported 251 30
*

Reports unavailable for one participant in intervention group and three in control group. 

More than one finding recorded in 64 reports, two in 44, three in 16, four in three, and five in one.