| Follow-up Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Patients with Herniated Cervical Intervertebral Disc. |
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Park, Young Bum , Lee, Sang Chul , Yoo, Tae Won , Moon, Jae Ho , Cho, Soo Kyoung |
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Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Rehabilitation Institute of Muscular Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea. bettertomo@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr |
| 경추부 추간판 탈출증 환자의 자기공명영상 추적 관찰 |
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박용범, 이상철, 유태원, 문재호, 조수경 |
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연세대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실 및 근육병재활연구소 |
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| Abstract |
Objective
To clarify the relationship between the morphologic changes of and the clinical course of conservatively treated herniated cervical disc patients
Method
Follow-up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and clinical assessment by the visual analogue scale were performed in 21 patients at a mean interval of 22.7 months.
Results
An average reduction ratio of herniation on the sagittal and axial images were 11.65% and 19.5%, respectively. The clinical features improved significantly and the degree of clinical improvement was unrelated to the reduction ratio of herniation.
Conclusion
8 out of 21 (38.09%) showed reduction of herniated mass on follow up MRI after conservative treatment. The patients with extruded and sequestered disc herniation showed more morphologic changes on MRI. There was no correlation between the clinical state and the morphological change of herniated cervical disc. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2006; 30: 357-361) |
| Key Words:
Cervical disc herniation, Magnetic resonance imaging, Visual analogue scale |
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