17 August 2020>: Clinical Research
Correlation Between Parameters of Intervertebral Disc and Cervical Lordosis in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Zhuxi Huang 12BCDE , Yue Zhu 1AG* , Wei Yuan 1ACE*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.924857
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e924857
Table 2 Correlations of the age, cervical disc height and angle with cervical lordosis in 2 groups.
Group 1, CL ≤10° (n=102) | Group 2, CL >10° (n=110) | |||
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CL (r) | P | CL (r) | P | |
Age | 0.03 | 0.79 | 0.17 | 0.09 |
C2/3H | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.51 |
C3/4H | 0.25 | 0.01* | 0.18 | 0.06 |
C4/5H | 0.21 | 0.04* | 0.20 | 0.04* |
C5/6H | 0.001 | 0.99 | 0.07 | 0.49 |
C6/7H | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.78 |
C2/3A | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.07 |
C3/4A | 0.31 | ** | 0.36 | ** |
C4/5A | 0.39 | ** | 0.37 | ** |
C5/6A | 0.23 | 0.02* | 0.17 | 0.08 |
C6/7A | 0.22 | 0.03* | 0.21 | 0.03* |
CL – cervical lordosis; H – height; A – angle; r – correlation coefficient. * ** |