Table 4.
Association between abnormal physical examination and nerve root compression in MRI.
Physical examination | Nerve root compression in MRI | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
No compression | Compression | Total | P value | |
Normal | 4 (13.3%)∗ | 3 (10%)∗ | 7 | 0.033 |
Abnormal | 3 (10%)∗ | 20 (66.7%)∗ | 23 | |
Total | 7 | 23 | 30 |
∗Percent calculated from the total number of patients.