Table 3 Prevalence of cervical degenerative MRI findings at disc level
MRI findings | C2/C3 | C3/C4 | C4/C5 | C5/C6 | C6/C7 | C7/Th1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | |
Any of the findings below | 2 | 0 (0–1) | 27 | 4 (3–6) | 57 | 10 (7–12) | 152 | 25 (22–29) | 105 | 17 (14–21) | 7 | 1 (0–2) |
VESC | 1 | 0 (0–0) | 2 | 0 (0–0) | 4 | 0 (0–1) | 24 | 4 (2–6) | 24 | 4 (2–6) | 4 | 0 (0–1) |
Disc degeneration | 1 | 0 (0–0) | 26 | 4 (3–6) | 55 | 9 (7–11) | 150 | 25 (22–28) | 104 | 17 (14–20) | 5 | 1 (0–2) |
Disc contour changes | 1 | 0 (0–0) | 26 | 4 (3–6) | 55 | 9 (7–11) | 142 | 24 (20–27) | 98 | 16 (13–19) | 3 | 0 (0–1) |