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Table 4 The degeneration scores of SN-affected levels

From: Lumbar spine Schmorl's nodes; prevalence in adults with back pain, and their relation to vertebral endplate degeneration

Degeneration scorea

SN

Total

Present

Not present

0

54 (2.8%)

650 (33.4%)

704 (36.2%)

1

52 (2.6%)

600 (30.8%)

652 (33.5%)

2

20 (1%)

295 (15.2%)

315 (16.3%)

3

18 (0.9%)

255 (13.1%)

273 (14%)

Total

144 (7.4%)

1800 (92.6%)

1944 (100%)

  1. P = 0.76 using chi-square test
  2. SN Schmorl’s node
  3. aSchneiderman grading system