Volumetric analysis of cervical intervertebral discs: Reference values for interventional cervical disc procedures
Waleed Sultan, Jay Napolitano, William Lee, Fred DeFrancesch · 2026
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Description
Waleed Sultan and co-authors set normal size values for neck discs in a 2026 study drawn from ten years of disc tests. Scans alone cannot reliably tell which neck disc causes pain, and normal disc fill amounts were poorly known. Disc tests that inject fluid and note pain spots offer a direct check, but safe fill amounts need a firm base line.
A total of 135 discs with contained fill were kept for study, while discs with leaks were set aside. Mean fill was near a quarter of a unit and stayed alike across neck levels. Discs that hurt on testing took more fill at four mid neck levels than discs that did not hurt. The values can guide safer dosing.
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| CREATOR | Waleed Sultan, Jay Napolitano, William Lee, Fred DeFrancesch |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21250 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |