Distribution of signal-intensity grades and annular tears
| Signal-Intensity Grade | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Disks with no annular tears (n = 62) | 44 (70.96%) | 16 (25.81%) | 2 (3.22%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Disks with nonradial tears (n = 38) | 22 (57.89%) | 10 (26.31%) | 6 (15.79%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Disks with radial tears (n = 56) | 3 (5.35%) | 14 (25.00% | 11 (19.64%) | 11 (19.64%) | 15 (26.78%) | 2 (3.57%) |
| Total (N = 156) | 69 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 2 |