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

Table 3

Correlation between lumbar image parameters and clinical outcomes.

	ED	FT(left)	FT(right)	FJOA(left)	FJOA(right)	DD	MCs I	MCs II	ODI	VAS
ED	1	-0.177	-0.141	-0.223	-0.170	0.025	-0.136	0.230	-0.174	-0.205
FT(left)		1	0.627	0.060	-0.005	-0.004	0.269	0.204	0.050	0.106
FT(right)			1	0.036	0.141	0.120	0.296	0.048	-0.016	-0.043
FJOA(left)				1	0.581	0.160	0.227	0.136	0.074	0.033
FJOA(right)					1	0.230	-0.027	0.112	0.028	-0.106
DD						1	0.621	0.079	-0.045	-0.119
MCs I							1	0.220	0.050	-0.159
MCs II								1	-0.107	-0.016
ODI									1	0.740
VAS										1

Note: P < 0.05
Abbreviations: ED: endplate defect; FT: facet tropism; FJOA: facet joint osteoarthritis grades; DD: disc degeneration; MCs: Modic changes; ODI: Oswestry Disability Index; VAS: Visual Analogue Scale