2.2.3. Radiological Outcomes
DEGENERATIVE
Six months post-implantation, subsequent X-rays and MRI scans showed no reduction in the height of the treated discs. Moreover, there were no Modic changes detected in the lumbar endplates among any of the participants. At the beginning of the study, every participant displayed degenerative IVDs, rated at a minimum of a modified Pfirrmann grade III. By the six-month mark, the conditions of these discs appeared stable, as indicated by unchanged modified Pfirrmann grades for all participants (