Japan Journal of Research

Is Chronic Neck Pain Associated With Disc Degeneration in The Young Population? A Perspective From The Modified Grading System on Cervical Disc Degeneration

Nan Li,

Nan Li

Department of Spine Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, 31 Xinjiekou Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100035, China.

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Jianze Liu,

Jianze Liu

School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China.

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Kebin Cheng,

Kebin Cheng

Department of Radiology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, 31 Xinjiekou Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100035, China.

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Luxin Lou,

Luxin Lou

Department of Radiology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, 31 Xinjiekou Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100035, China.

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Yushuang Zhang,

Yushuang Zhang

Department of Spine Surgery, Beijing Da Wang Lu Emergency Hospital, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100133, China.

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Kai Yan,

Kai Yan

Department of Spine Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, 31 Xinjiekou Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100035, China.

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Xianglong Li,

Xianglong Li

School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China.

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Fangfang Duan,

Fangfang Duan

Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, 31 Xinjiekou Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100035, China.

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Ning Zhang,

Ning Zhang

Department of Spine Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, 31 Xinjiekou Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100035, China.

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Da He,

Da He

Department of Spine Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, 31 Xinjiekou Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100035, China.

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Jiangzhen Guo,

Jiangzhen Guo

School of Engineering Medicine, Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China.

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Chunjing Tao

Chunjing Tao

School of Engineering Medicine, Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China.

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  10.33425/2690-8077.1215
In order to investigate whether the chronic neck pain is associated with cervical disc degeneration, a case-control study was carried out. To facilitate statistical analysis, it is necessary to quantify the degree of cervical intervertebral disc degeneration using a grading system. Therefore, a modified grading system for cervical disc degeneration was proposed based on cervical magnetic resonance image (MRI). Several doctors were invited to review the images on two separate occasions and classify the cervical disc degeneration grades of all subjects according to the new grading method. The intra-observer agreement for this new grading system was excellent (K>0.8), and the inter-observer agreement was substantial (K>0.6). There was no significant difference in the distribution of cervical disc degeneration grades between the two groups (P=0.863>0.05). The new cervical disc degeneration grading system demonstrates excellent reliability and suggests there is no correlation between the occurrence of CNP and disc degeneration.
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