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Table 2 Comparison of changes in conventional, and dynamic MRI together with the clinical and surgical findings, including number of patients and their percentages

From: Unexplained back pain and sciatica: the added value of upright dynamic MRI of the lumbar spine in cases of clinical/radiological mismatch

 

Spine alignment

Scoliosis

Disc protrusion

Ligamentum flavum buckling

Spinal canal stenosis

Foraminal stenosis

No./percent

No./percent

No./percent

No./percent

No./percent

Conventional

MRI

2/2%

54/ 60%

9/10%

3/3%

3/3%

Dynamic MRI

9/10%

84/93%

72/80%

78/87%

22/24%

Clinical/surgical outcome

9/10%

86/96%

72/80%

80/89%

30/33%