Table 5:
Features of internal derangement—summary of all discs
Disc State | Discogram Pain Response |
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Severe Pain |
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Concordant |
Discordant |
Negative for Pain |
Total |
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RDef | DEG | Nl | RDef | DEG | Nl | RDef | DEG | Nl | RDef | DEG | Nl | All | |
EAF | 9 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 4a | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 39 |
Focal high-signal T2 only | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
No annular fissure | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7b | 7c,d | 28 | 15 | 13 | 32 | 60 |
Total | 15 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 100 |
Note:—Nl indicates normal-appearing disc on postdiscogram CT.
One Dallas Grade 1 disc.
One Dallas Grade 1 radial fissure.
One Dallas Grade 2 disc.
One Dallas Grade 1 disc; 1 Dallas Grade 2 disc.