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Table 4 Comparison between most painful disc, other pain disc, and painless disc about MRI findings

From: Ultrasound-guided disc pain induction test for diagnosis of discogenic lumbar pain: a cross-sectional study

Pfirrmann classification

Painless disc (n = 140)

Other painful disc (n = 24)

Most painful disc (n = 41)

p value

0

108

0

0

p < 0.05

1

0

4

1

 

2

1

0

5

 

3

9

9

10

 

4

19

11

22

 

5

3

0

3

 

Modic classification

Painless disc (n = 140)

Other painful disc (n = 24)

Most painful disc (n = 41)

Cramer's V

0

132

23

33

V = 0.23

1

1

1

3

 

2

6

0

4

 

3

1

0

1

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