Table 3.
Anterior vertebral heights (AVHs) and posterior vertebral heights (PVHs) of patients in the four groups
| Anterior vertebral heights
|
Posterior vertebral heights
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND | DD | BD | HD | ND | DD | BD | HD | |
| L1 | 23.0±2.1 | 23.4±2.5 | 23.6±2.1 | 23.5±2.1 | 24.8±2.1 | 25.0±2.6 | 25.9±2.2 | 26.2±2.0 |
| L2 | 24.6±2.0 | 25.0±2.5 | 25.1±2.0 | 25.3±2.3 | 25.5±2.0 | 25.4±2.6 | 26.3±2.1 | 26.7±2.3 |
| L3 | 25.0±1.5 | 25.4±2.5 | 25.7±2.2 | 26.1±2.5 | 25.1±1.9 | 25.0±2.4 | 25.4±2.2 | 25.6±2.2 |
| L4 | 24.9±2.4 | 25.6±2.7 | 25.4±2.3 | 26.3±3.5 | 23.5±2.2 | 23.8±2.5 | 23.9±2.4 | 24.0±2.1 |
| L5 | 26.0±2.1 | 26.0±2.8 | 25.9±2.3 | 26.3±2.3 | 22.1±2.3 | 21.7±2.6 | 21.6±2.5 | 21.7±2.0 |
Note: Data presented as mean ± SD.
Abbreviations: BD, bulging discs; DD, degenerative discs; HD, herniated discs; ND, normal discs.