Moon Soo Park1, Seong-Hwan Moon2, Tae-Hwan Kim3, Seung Yeop Lee3, Yoon-Geol Jo3, K Daniel Riew4. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Medical College of Hallym University, 896, Pyeongchon-dong, Dongan-gu, Anyang, Gyeonggi, 431-070, Republic of Korea. amhangpark@gmail.com. 2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsan-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 102-752, Republic of Korea. 3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Medical College of Hallym University, 896, Pyeongchon-dong, Dongan-gu, Anyang, Gyeonggi, 431-070, Republic of Korea. 4. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, The Spine Hospital at NY-Presbyterian/Allen Hospital, 5141 Broadway, 3 Field West, New York, NY, 10034, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Given that the disc moves simultaneously with facet joints, there would be a relationship between Modic changes and facet joint degeneration in the cervical spine. However, there is no literature investigating the relationship. The purpose is to evaluate the relationship between Modic changes and facet joint degeneration in the cervical spine. METHODS: Ninety-eight patients underwent both computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance images (MRI) of the cervical spine. They consisted of fifty-one males and forty-eight females and their mean age was 60.1 years (ranged from 40 years to 81 years). We compared the degree of facet joint degeneration based on CTs with Modic changes based on MRIs from C2-C3 to C6-C7. The degree of facet joint degeneration was classified into four categories and Modic changes were classified into four types. Disc degeneration was determined with Miyazaki's grading system. RESULTS: Facet joint degeneration was most common at C2-C3 and C4-C5 and rarest at C6-C7. Modic changes were most common at C2-C3 and rarest at C6-C7. However, there was no relationship between facet joint degeneration and any Modic changes at the same level. However, the presence of facet joint degeneration and the presence of Modic change are common in high grades of disc degeneration at the same level of the cervical spine. CONCLUSION: Modic changes and facet joint degeneration are most common at C2-C3 in the cervical spine. However, there were no relationships between the presence of Modic changes and facet joint degeneration at the same level of the cervical spine.
PURPOSE: Given that the disc moves simultaneously with facet joints, there would be a relationship between Modic changes and facet joint degeneration in the cervical spine. However, there is no literature investigating the relationship. The purpose is to evaluate the relationship between Modic changes and facet joint degeneration in the cervical spine. METHODS: Ninety-eight patients underwent both computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance images (MRI) of the cervical spine. They consisted of fifty-one males and forty-eight females and their mean age was 60.1 years (ranged from 40 years to 81 years). We compared the degree of facet joint degeneration based on CTs with Modic changes based on MRIs from C2-C3 to C6-C7. The degree of facet joint degeneration was classified into four categories and Modic changes were classified into four types. Disc degeneration was determined with Miyazaki's grading system. RESULTS: Facet joint degeneration was most common at C2-C3 and C4-C5 and rarest at C6-C7. Modic changes were most common at C2-C3 and rarest at C6-C7. However, there was no relationship between facet joint degeneration and any Modic changes at the same level. However, the presence of facet joint degeneration and the presence of Modic change are common in high grades of disc degeneration at the same level of the cervical spine. CONCLUSION: Modic changes and facet joint degeneration are most common at C2-C3 in the cervical spine. However, there were no relationships between the presence of Modic changes and facet joint degeneration at the same level of the cervical spine.
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