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An Analysis of the State of Cervical Disc Herniation According to Cervical Lordosis and Age

경추 전만 정도 및 연령에 따른 경추 추간판 탈출 양상 분석 연구

  • Lim, Ji Seok (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Yoon, Kang Hyun (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Seungmin (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Cho, Ye Eun (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Park, Ji Min (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Sang Hoon (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Yong Suk (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
  • 임지석 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구의학교실) ;
  • 윤강현 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구의학교실) ;
  • 이승민 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구의학교실) ;
  • 조예은 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구의학교실) ;
  • 박지민 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구의학교실) ;
  • 이상훈 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구의학교실) ;
  • 김용석 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구의학교실)
  • Received : 2015.08.12
  • Accepted : 2015.08.31
  • Published : 2015.09.20
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Abstract

Objectives : The aim of this study is to investigate the state of cervical disc herniation according to the degree of cervical lordosis and age. Methods : 67 records of inpatients who were diagnosed with herniated intervertebral disc(HIVD) of the cervical spine were analyzed. Cobb's method, Jochumsen method and the Ishihara index were used to measure the degree of cervical lordosis. The state of the cervical disc was identified using magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) of the cervical spine. Then correlations among cervical lordosis, age and cervical disc herniation were analyzed. Results : Disc bulging was associated with hypolordosis and disc protrusion was associated with hyperlordosis and age. Disc extrusion was not associated with either cervical lordosis or age. The number of disc herniations in the cervical spine was correlated with age significantly, but not with cervical lordosis. Conclusions : Cervical disc herniation had a tendency to correlate with age and cervical lordosis, although this is not definite. Future studies that analyze more radiographic images of patients with HIVD of the cervical spine might be necessary to identify the influence of cervical lordosis on cervical disc herniation.

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