Trends and patterns of cervical degenerative disc disease: an analysis of magnetic resonance imaging of 1300 symptomatic patients.

Mohamed Kamal MesregahMichael RepajicPaul MgbamZoe FresquezJeffrey C WangZorica Buser

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2022)

This study evaluated the severity and pattern of cervical disc degeneration at each level in different age groups. The severity and number of degenerated levels increased significantly with increased age. Adjacent-level degeneration is more common than skip lesions in patients with more than one-level degeneration.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
computed tomography
contrast enhanced