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Table 2 Radiographic characteristics comparison between the two groups

From: Thoracic spondylotic myelopathy in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: a comparative study

Characteristics

DISH (n = 22)

Non-DISH (n = 78)

P value

OPLL (percent)

14 (63.6)

35 (44.9)

0.12

 C-OPLL (percent)

14 (63.6)

35 (44.9)

0.12

 T-OPLL (percent)

14 (63.6)

30 (38.5)

0.04

 L-OPLL (percent)

6 (27.3)

10 (12.8)

0.10

OLF (percent)

21 (95.5)

75 (96.2)

1

 C-OLF (percent)

1 (4.5)

2 (2.6)

0.53

 T-OLF (percent)

21 (95.5)

74 (94.9)

1

 L-OLF (percent)

7 (31.8)

10 (12.8)

0.04

 PID (percent)

8 (36.4)

20 (25.6)

0.32

  1. OPLL, ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament; C, cervical; T, thoracic; L, lumbar; OLF, ossification of ligamentum flavum; PID, prolapsed intervertebral disc