Table 1 Relationship between level of spine and MRI finding
From: Magnetic Resonance Image findings of Spinal Tuberclosis at first presentation
Level | Cervical | Upper Dorsal | Mid-Dorsal | Dorsa lumbar | Lumbar | Lumbosacral | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | N = 19 | N = 6 | N = 21 | N = 40 | N = 29 | N = 4 |  |
Gibbus | 3 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 13 | 1 | N.S |
15.8% | 100.0% | 57.1% | 65.0% | 44.8% | 25.0% | ||
Spondylodiscitis | 11 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 25 | 4 | N.S |
(classic form) | 57.9% | 83.3% | 85.7% | 87.5% | 86.2% | 100.0% | |
Spondylitis without disc involvement (atypical form | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | N.S |
42.1% | 16.7% | 14.3% | 12.5% | 13.8% | 0% | ||
Cord compression | 17 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 0 | 0 | <0.001 |
89.5% | 83.3% | 85.7% | 90.0% | .0% | .0% | ||
Thecal compression | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 4 | <0.001 |
.0% | .0% | .0% | 10.0% | 93.1% | 100.0% | ||
Hypnotic angle | 7 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 18 | 2 | N.S |
36.8% | 100.0% | 76.2% | 75.0% | 62.1% | 50.0% | ||
Soft tissue | 18 | 6 | 20 | 37 | 26 | 3 | N.S |
Involvement | 94.7% | 100.0% | 95.2% | 92.5% | 89.7% | 75.0% | Â |