CORRELATION BETWEEN RISK FACTORS FOR ONSET OF DISC HERNIATION AND LOCALIZATION OF THE PATHOLOGIC CHANGE

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ACTA MORPHOLOGICA
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Anastasovski, Mirko
Janevski, Georgi
Talevski, D
Abstract
Background: Almost 70% of the population suffers from neck pain at some point during
a lifetime. Our aim was to show the impact of the risk factors on the incidence of disc herniation
and the localization of the pathology.
Materials and methods: This was a cross-sectional study in which MRI data of the
cervical spine and data from the questionnaire designed for the study were used. The
focus group consisted of 98 subjects aged 35-70 years with refractory neck pain.
Results: Our study showed that in male subjects 40% of the herniated discs were at level
of C3/C4 and C6/C7 respectively, and 47.06% of the herniated discs were at C5/C6 level in
female subjects. Sedentary work had a significant impact on the prevalence of cervical disk
herniation (Chi-square=16.88; df=3; p=0.00082), most commonly found (46.15%) at C5/C6
level.
Conclusion: Disc herniation is most common in the middle cervical spine (C5/6).
Significant predictors for the analyzed risk factors of cervical discs herniation are: age, genetic
predisposition and work-related daily slouching or straining the neck.
Subjects

MRI

herniated disc

refractory neck pain

cervical spine

neck

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