Table 3.
Frequency of MRI findings (number of patients: 30).
| L4/5 Number of levels = 23 |
L5/S1 Number of levels = 21 |
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| Axial localization n (%) | Diffuse: 9 (39.1%) Central disc: 7 (30.4%) Paracentral disc: 7 (30.40%) |
Diffuse: 7 (33.3%) Central disc: 2 (9.5%) Paracentral: 12 (57.1%) |
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| Extent n (%) | Herniation: 15 (65.2%) Migration: 1 (4.3%) Bulge: 7 (30.4%) |
Herniation: 14 (66.7%) Migration: 2 (9.5%) Bulge: 5 (23.8%) |
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| Nerve root compression n (%) | Left side: 9 (39.1%) Right side: 3 (13.04%) Bilateral: 3 (13.04%) |
Left side: 7 (33.3%) Right side: 1 (4.7%) Bilateral: 5 (23.8%) |
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| Central canal stenosis n (%) | 10 (43.4%) | 4 (19%) |
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| Ligamentum flavum hypertrophy/facet joint arthropathy n (%) | 2 (8.7%) | 2 (9.5%) |