- Title
- Morphology of cervical spine meniscoids in individuals with chronic whiplash-associated disorder: a case-control study
- Creator
- Farrell, Scott F.; Osmotherly, Peter G.; Cornwall, Jon; Lau, Peter; Rivett, Darren A.
- Relation
- Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy Vol. 46, Issue 10, p. 902-910
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2016.6702
- Publisher
- American Physical Therapy Association, Orthopedic Section
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- Study Design: Case-control study. Background: Cervical spine meniscoids are thought to contribute to neck pain and hypomobility in individuals with chronic whiplash-associated disorder (WAD); however, their morphology has not been studied in a clinical population. Objectives: To investigate cervical spine meniscoid morphology in individuals with chronic WAD. Methods: Twenty volunteers with chronic WAD (mean ± SD age, 39.3 ± 11.0 years; 10 female) and 20 age- and sex-matched controls (age, 39.1 ± 10.6 years) underwent cervical spine magnetic resonance imaging. Lateral atlantoaxial and zygapophyseal joints (C2-3 to C6-7) were inspected for meniscoids. Length of meniscoid protrusion was measured and composition (adipose/fibrous/fibroadipose) assessed. Data were analyzed using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests and linear and logistic regression (P<.05). Results: Meniscoids were identified in the chronic WAD (n = 317) and control (n = 296) groups. At the lateral atlantoaxial joints, median meniscoid length was greater in the control group (ventral, 6.07 mm; dorsal, 7.24 mm) than the WAD group (ventral, 5.01 mm; P = .06 and dorsal, 6.48 mm; P<.01). At the dorsal aspect of zygapophyseal joints, meniscoids were more frequently fibrous in the chronic WAD group (odds ratio = 2.38, P<.01; likelihood ratio test: χ²₂, 9.02; P = .01). Conclusion: In individuals with chronic WAD, lateral atlantoaxial meniscoids were shorter and dorsal cervical zygapophyseal meniscoids were more fibrous, suggesting alterations in meniscoid composition. This may have pathoanatomical implications in chronic WAD.
- Subject
- atlantoaxial joint; magnetic resonance imaging; neck; synovial fold; zygapophyseal joint
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1339199
- Identifier
- uon:28199
- Identifier
- ISSN:0190-6011
- Language
- eng
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