By Chris Faubel, MD –
Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. This is a 34 year old asymptomatic woman. Note the disc herniation contacting the cord between the 4th and 5th vertebrae
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 1990;72:1178-1184
Abnormal magnetic-resonance scans of the cervical spine in asymptomatic subjects. A prospective investigation
SD Boden, PR McCowin, DO Davis, TS Dina, AS Mark and S Wiesel
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20037
Get the abstract here
Summary of Study
- Purpose: to document the prevalence of cervical spine MRI pathology in asymptomatic individuals (false positives)
- Prospective study
- Sixty-three (63) asymptomatic volunteers (20-73 years old)
- Subjects had to have no history of cervical pain or trauma, pain in the shoulder, or radicular symptoms referable to the cervical nerve-roots.
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