Evaluation Of Age - Related Changes In Cervical Spine In Sudanese Adult

Abstract

This study was done to measure changes in cervical spine induce age by using MRI . Cervical Spine MRI were taken for 263 adult patient investigated in medical modern center, during 2015. The measure way computer. the data were analyzed using mean value and standerd deviation, as well as P-value to detect degree of significance using SPSS (social program for statistical analysis). Our findings in measurement of Torg ratio, diameter of spinal canal , height of disc , there was significant changes with age .The Torg ratio explain spinal canal stenosis due to degenerative changes due to age especially over 60 year patients the mean ± std .(73.706±17.18) . The Diameter of Body of cervical spine have indirect relationship with diameter of Spinal Canal which decreased By 0.303 for every one mm increate diameter of body cervical spine .these results may explain narrow of cervical spine canal due to degenerative changes of body cervical spine that affected by age. The Diameter of Body of cervical spine has indirect relationship with height of Disc which decreased By 0.032 for every one mm increate diameter of body cervical spine .And The Height of Disc has indirect relationship with height of body cervical spine which decreased By 0.155 for every one mm increate height of body cervical spine .these result explain narrow of disc space due to Age . Therefore conclusion of this study The degenerative changes of cervical spine related to age especially in older patient .