Skip to main content

Table 5 Significant relation between the SN and disc bulge/herniation

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

Disc bulge/herniation

SN

Total

Present

Not present

Yes

30 (1.5%)

285 (14.7%)

315 (16.2%)

No

114 (5.9%)

1515 (78%)

1629 (83.8%)

Total

144 (7.4%)

1800 (92.5%)

1944 (100%)

  1. P = 0.62 using chi-square test
  2. SN Schmorl’s node