Relationship between Endplate Defects, Modic Change, Disc Degeneration, and Facet Joint Degeneration in Patients with Low Back Pain

Figure 4

Distributions for facet orientation and facet tropism in four types of endplate defect. (a) Distributions for facet orientation in four types of endplate defect. (b) Distributions for facet tropism in four types of endplate defect. Note: P<0.05 between groups, the facet orientation was expressed as mean (SD), and facet tropism was expressed as mean (95%CI).

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