04 April 2023 : Clinical Research
Accuracy of Coronal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diagnosis of Multi-Segmental Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis
Jiantian Li1ABCDEF, Jingyu Jia1A, Tianlong Wu1BC, Jinghong Yuan2ACF, Tao Tang1CF, Zhangyuan Jiang1B, Dingwen He1AC, Xigao Cheng1A*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.938577
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e938577
Table 1 Patient characteristics.
| Characteristic | Descriptive statistics |
|---|---|
| Sex (male/female) | 33/11 |
| Age (years) | 57.14±14.99 |
| BMI (Kg/m) | 24.09±3.00 |
| Multi-level (2/3/4) (n) | 20/17/7 |
| hospital stay | 7.25±6.456 |
| Intraoperative bleeding | 114.48±214.80 |
| Relationship between nerve roots and disc | |
| Nerve roots (up/on/below) L3/4 (n) | (0/11/33) |
| Nerve roots (up/on/below) L4/5 (n) | (2/31/11) |
| Nerve roots (up/on/below) L5/1 (n) | (32/12/0) |
| Compressed nerve root | |
| L4 (left/right) (n) | (3/3) |
| L5 (left/right) (n) | (26/17) |
| S1 (left/right) (n) | (3/1) |
| Number of surgical segments | |
| Single-level surgery (n) | 36 |
| Multi-level surgery (n) | 8 |