Structure | No. Injured at Surgery | N | Sensitivity (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Anterior longitudinal ligament | 14 | 18 | 71 |
Disk | 15 | 18 | 93 |
Posterior longitudinal ligament | 15 | 18 | 93 |
Vertebral body | 6 | 18 | 100 |
Posterior osseous structures | 22 | 77 | 45 |
Facet capsules | 22 | 26 | 86 |
Ligamentum flavum | 6 | 14 | 67 |
Interspinous soft tissues | 6 | 14 | 100 |
Note:—Sensitivity here is defined as the proportion of injuries at surgery that were abnormal on MR imaging: that is, (True-positive)/(True-positive + False-negative).