Table 2.
Characterization of 9 patients providing biopsies for IVD cultures.
| Characterization of Patients | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, median (range) | 60 (25–74) |
| Sex, female | 4 (44.5) |
| Characterization of Biopsies | |
| Spinal Area | |
| Cervical | 1 (11.1) |
| Lumbar | 8 (88.9) |
| Degree of disc degeneration–Pfirrmann Score 1 | |
| II | 2 (22.2) |
| III | 3 (33.3) |
| IV | 4 (44.5) |
| Modic changes 2 | |
| 0 | 2 (22.2) |
| I | 2 (22.2) |
| II | 4 (44.5) |
| Unknown | 1 (11.1) |
| Diagnosis | |
| Disc herniation | 5 (55.6) |
| Disc degeneration 3 | 4 (44.4) |
1 Pfirrmann Score = a grading system for disc degeneration on MRI T2-spin-echo weighted images. 2 Modic changes = a grading system for pathological changes in the bones of the spine (body of the vertebrae and in the end plate of the neighboring disc). 3 Some cases had a concomitant pathology, such as listhesis.