Table 1: Clinical and MRI examination findings.
|
Participant |
Age |
Laterality of symptoms |
SLR results |
Symptom duration (months) |
Spondylo. (MRI) |
Central canal stenosis (MRI) |
Lateral foraminal stenosis (MRI) |
|
1 |
71 |
Right |
Neg. |
4 |
None |
Sev L4-5 |
Mild B L3-4 Sev B L4-5 Mod B L5-1 |
|
2 |
75 |
Right |
Pos. (R) |
6 |
L4-5 (Grade 1) |
Mild L3-4 |
Mild L L3-4 Mild B L4-5 |
|
3 |
79 |
Bilateral |
Pos. (B) |
4 |
L4-5 (Grade 1) |
Mild L3-4 Sev L4-5 |
Sev B L4-5 Sev B L5-1 |
|
4 |
65 |
Bilateral |
Pos. (L) |
≈ 24 |
L4-5 (Grade 1) |
Mild L1-2 Mild L3-4 Sev L4-5
|
Mild B L2-3 Mod B L3-4 Sev B L4-5 Sev L L5-1 |
|
5 |
72 |
Bilateral |
Neg. |
≈ 24 |
L5-1 (Grade 1) |
Mild L2-3 Mild L3-4 Mod L4-5 |
Mild B L3-4 Mild R L4-5 |
|
6 |
66 |
Bilateral |
Neg. |
7 |
L5-1 (Grade 1) |
Sev L2-3 Mild L3-4 Mild L4-5 Mild L5-1 |
Sev B L2-3 Mod R L3-4 Mild L L3-4 Sev B L5-1 |
|
7 |
52 |
Right |
Neg. |
≈ 24 |
L4-5 (Grade 1) |
Mod L4-5 Sev L5-1 |
Mild L L4-5 |
Abbreviations: B: Bilateral; L: Left; R: Right; Mod: Moderate; Neg: Negative; Pos: Positive; Sev: Severe; SLR: Straight leg raise: Spondylo: Spondylolisthesis