Table 1. Baseline characteristics of patients undergoing upright MRI.
N: Absolute number of patients; %: Relative number of patients in percent.
1Mean ± SE; 2Multiple answers allowed; 3Meyerding Grades I to II.
| Parameter | N | % | |
| Mean age at examination in years | Max: 86 Min: 61 | 76.7 ± 8 | |
| Gender 1 | Male | 3 | 30 |
| Female | 7 | 70 | |
| Pathology at spinal level L4/52 | Degenerative scoliosis | 7 | 70 |
| Central canal stenosis | 7 | 70 | |
| Foraminal stenosis | 3 | 30 | |
| Lateral recess stenosis | 1 | 10 | |
| Degenerative spondylolisthesis3 | 9 | 90 | |
| Low back pain | 10 | 100 | |
| Neurological deficits | 5 | 50 | |