Quantitative MRI analysis of intervertebral disk degeneration caused by bilateral zygapophysial joint destruction
- VernacularTitle:双侧关节突关节切除诱发椎间盘退变的磁共振计量分析
- Author:
Zongqiang HUANG
;
Shangli LIU
;
Zhaomin ZHENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
intervertebral disk;
degeneration;
MRI
- From:
Orthopedic Journal of China
2006;0(15):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[Objective]To study the MRI changes in rabbit lumbar intervertebral disk degeneration induced by spinal intervertebral instability through destroying L4、5 and L5、6 zygapophysial joints.[Method]Thirty male New-Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into operation group on the bone and operation group on the soft tissue.In operation group on the bone,L4 and L5 inferior articular processes were en bloc excised,L5 and L6 superior articular processes were retained.In the operation group on the soft-tissue,Only L3 to L7 paravertebral muscles were stripped.In operation group on the bone,L4、5 and L5、6 intervertebral disks were acted as experimental group;L3、4 and L6、7 acted as self-control group.In the operation on the soft tissue,L4、5 and L5、6 were acted as experimental control group.One,two,four and eight months post-operation,lumbar spine MRI of New-Zealand rabbits were performed.The area fractions of high T2 signal zone of the nucleus pulposus were calculated according to the reference reports.[Result]On the T2 sagittal image,the nucleus pulposus showed uniform high signal intensity.On the axial image,high signal area of the nucleus pulposus located at the center of the intervertebral disk,and the areal fraction was 50%.High sagittal T2 signal and area fraction of high axis T2 signal of the nucleus pulposus not obviously declined in the normal rabbit with time.There was no statistical difference by t test.However,MRI showed the most significantly decreased the axial T2 high-signal area fraction in the experimental group,and the smallest declined in the experiment-control group.At the end of eight months after operation,L4、5 and L5、6 appeared the dark discs in the experiment group.[Conclusion]Disc degeneration may be caused by spine instability.The decline of the axial T2 high-signal area fraction of the nucleus pulposus is a earlier and common sign of intervertebral disk degeneration.
