Table 2:

MR imaging grades 2–3 ligament high signal intensity in patients with WAD1-2 12 months after injury and in noninjured controls with chronic neck pain

GroupAlar Ligament Grades 2–3 High SignalaTransverse Ligament Grades 2–3 High Signala
n%Pbn%Pb
WAD, NDI > 8% at follow-up (n = 45)1840.0.6811226.7.814
WAD, NDI ≤ 8% at follow-up (n = 46)1226.1.0581021.71.000
All WAD (n = 91)3033.0.1512224.21.000
Controls, all NDI > 8% (n = 52)2446.21223.1

  • ↵a Highest assigned grade if different between right and left side.

  • ↵b P value based on Fisher exact test compared with the controls.