Table 3 Relationship between level of spine and destruction of vertebral body
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 |  |
Less than 25% vertebra body destruction | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | NS |
31.6% | 0% | 19.0% | 17.5% | 13.8% | 0% | ||
25% to 50% vertebra body destruction | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | NS |
21.1% | 16.7% | 23.8% | 22.5% | 20.7% | 25.0% | ||
50% to 75% vertebra body destruction | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 2 | NS |
21.1% | 16.7% | 33.3% | 27.5% | 41.4% | 50.0% | ||
More than 75% vertebra body destruction | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 1 | NS |
21.1% | 66.7% | 19.0% | 32.5% | 24.1% | 25.0% | ||
No destruction vertebra body | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS |
| Â | 5.3% | 0% | 4.8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Â |