A New Grading System for Migrated Lumbar Disc Herniation on Sagittal Magnetic Resonance Imaging: An Agreement Study
- Authors
- Ahn, Yong; Kim, Ji-Eun; Yoo, Byung-Rhae; Jeong, Yu-Mi
- Issue Date
- Apr-2022
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- agreement; grade; lumbar; migrated disc herniation; magnetic resonance imaging
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, v.11, no.7
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
- Volume
- 11
- Number
- 7
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/84068
- DOI
- 10.3390/jcm11071750
- ISSN
- 2077-0383
- Abstract
- Understanding the degree of disc migration is essential in order to diagnose, treat, and assess the prognosis of migrated lumbar disc herniation (LDH). Based on anatomical configuration, we developed a simple six-level grading system for migrated lumbar disc herniation. We aimed to evaluate whether the new grading system was reliable and could replace the previous grading system. We selected 101 cases from our database. Two independent raters evaluated the magnetic resonance images using each grading system. Interobserver, intraobserver, and inter-grading system agreements were assessed using kappa statistics. The most common migration pattern was low-grade inferior migration. Interobserver agreements between the two readers showed substantial agreement in the first and second assessments (k = 0.753 and 0.756, respectively). The intraobserver agreement of reader 1 revealed substantial agreement (k = 0.733), while that of reader 2 revealed almost perfect agreement (k = 0.829). The strengths of the agreements of the new grading system were higher than those of the Lee-Kim grading system. The two grading systems agreed almost perfectly for most measurements. The new grading system was reliable and feasible to determine migrated LDH grade. It allowed for a more intuitive, objective measurement and helped select surgical options.
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