The incidence and most common levels of thoracic degenerative disc pathologies

Abstract

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to describe and characterize the incidence of thoracic degenerative disc pathologies, bulging/herniation, and the most common affected levels. Patients and methods: Between January 2008 and May 2012, a total of 195 patients (109 females, 86 males; mean age 43.5 years; range, 15 to 74 years) who were admitted with the complaint of dorsalgia and underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the thoracic vertebral column were included in the study. Data including MRI findings, endplate and disc degeneration, disc height loss, bulging, and disc herniation were retrospectively analyzed. Results: Of 3,348 patients, 195 patients had disc bulging/herniation. When 12 levels in 195 cases were taken into consideration, disc pathologies were found in 412 (18%) levels among the total of 2,340 intervertebral disc levels. Bulging was present in 11% (244/2,340) of the levels. Disc herniation was present in 7% (168/2,340) of the levels. The most commonly affected site was T 7-8 , followed by T 8-9 and T 11-12. Conclusion: Thoracic disc pathologies are still a significant diagnostic challenge. Our study results show that the incidence of these pathologies is higher than expected.

Antropoloji, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Tarihi Profesyonellerinde İskelet Sistemi Problemleri

“…Among the herniated discs, most common occurrence was seen on lumbar vertebrates in our participants. Indeed, the literature presents that lumbar area as the most affected region for herniation (Videman et al, 1995;Schroeder et al, 2016;Sarsılmaz et al, 2018). It is known that prevalence of herniated disc is increasing with age and is most commonly seen between ages 30-60 (Cummins et al, 2006;Luchtmann and Firsching, 2016;Kim et al, 2018).…”

A thoracalis porckorong-sérvesedés hátsó transduralis feltárása során nyert korai tapasztalatok a Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Idegsebészeti Klinikán

“…A leggyakoribb anatómiai magasság az esetek 75%-ában a Th. VIII-as csigolya és az alatta levô szegmentumok 4 .…”

Unusual presentations of thoracic disc herniation treated by thoracic epidural block: Case reports

“…Herniation of the thoracic intervertebral disc (HTD) is a rare disease that accounts for < 1% of all disc herniations, [1] and it occurs most frequently at the T7-T12 level. [2][3][4] It is usually asymptomatic but may present with upper back pain or pain radiating in a dermatomal distribution, referred to as thoracic radiculopathy. [5] The sensory and motor symptoms may be equally common in cases of myelopathy accompanied by spinal cord compression.…”