Table 5
Overall Prevalence of Contraindications to Nuclear Replacement at Each Affected Level
Level
Start
Schmorl
>50% Collapse
Irregular Endplates
Insufficient Annulus
BMI > 30
L2-3
2
0
0
0
0
1
L3-4
16
1
0
0
4
3
L4-5
44
2
1
2
13
9
L5-S1
55
1
10
15
34
8
Totals
117
4
11
17
51
21
%
3.4
9.4
14.5
43.6
17.9