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. 2013 Sep 19;7(9):e2450. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002450

Table 4. Number of anatomical sites/structures involved in 230 spinal CE cases.

Number of anatomical sites/structures involved* (n = 230) Number of cases (%) ‘Dumbbell lesion’ (%)
1 74 (32.2) -
2 51 (22.2) 20/51 (39.2)
3 53 (23.0)
4 46 (20.0) 85/105 (81.0)
5 6 (2.6)
‘Dumbbell lesion’ 105 (45.7)
without bone involvement 20 (19.0)
( = 2 structures: extradural-intraspinal & paravertebral)
with bone involvement 85 (81.0)
(>2 structures)
*

according to the 7 entities defined in table 4.