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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 101-B, Issue SUPP_9 | Pages 23 - 23
1 Sep 2019
Munir S Freidin M Rade M Määttä J Livshits G Williams F
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Background

Endplate defect is an MRI trait, found to be associated with intervertebral disc degeneration. There is a lack of understanding regarding the mechanism underlying lumbar disc degeneration (LDD). This large-scale longitudinal population-based study aimed to determine the order of appearance of degenerative change in the vertebral body and intervertebral disc, the influence of endplate degeneration on LBP and whether there is a genetic influence on endplate damage.

Methods

Individuals from the TwinsUK spine study having longitudinal T2-weighted lumbar MRI scans at baseline (n=996) and a decade later (n=438) were included. LDD, vertebral endplate defect expressed as a total endplate (TEP) score and Modic change (MC) were assessed using standard techniques. Mixed-effects models were used to determine the association between spine pathology features adjusted for covariates. Endplate defect heritability was estimated using variance component analysis.