Characterization of Individuals with Sacroiliac Joint Bridging in a Skeletal Population: Analysis of Degenerative Changes in Spinal Vertebrae

Figure 10

The averages and standard deviations of degenerative joint score (DJS) of zygapophyseal joint in the intervertebral spaces in 48 skeletons from Non-SIB group (blue) and 22 skeletons from SIB group (red). Average scores of DJS increased gradually from C2/3 to the lower cervical level, and they kept almost flat in the thoracic vertebrae. However, they increased again gradually from T9/10 to the peak of L4/5. The values of score in the Non-SIB group were higher than those in the SIB group from the cervical to the thoracic vertebrae consecutively.