Research Article
[Retracted] Evaluation of Cartilaginous Endplate Degeneration Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Table 1
Changing types of cartilaginous endplates in different vertebrae (n (%)).
| Changing type | n | L1-2 | L2-3 | L3-4 | L4-5 | L5-S1 |
| Normal | n = 43 | 6 (13.95) | 10 (23.26) | 7 (16.28) | 9 (20.93) | 11 (25.58) | Type I | n = 37 | 10 (27.03) | 6 (16.22) | 8 (21.62) | 6 (16.22) | 7 (18.92) | Type II | n = 45 | 12 (26.67) | 9 (20.00) | 6 (13.33) | 10 (22.22) | 8 (17.78) | Type III | n = 35 | 8 (22.86) | 9 (25.71) | 5 (14.29) | 6 (17.14) | 7 (20.00) | χ2 | | 14.37 | 15.21 | 11.77 | 10.65 | 12.43 | | | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 |
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