Table 2 Incidence of occupational disability as a result of back disorders averaged over 1999–2000 per 1000 person-years

M40–43 Deforming dorsopathies

M40–43 Kyphosis and other dp

0.05

0.12

0.17

0.21

0.32

0.16

M45–49 Spondylopathies

M45–46 Inflammatory dorsopathies

0.01

0.04

0.04

0.06

0.06

0.04

M47–49 Spondylosis and other sp

0.01

0.05

0.13

0.35

0.98

0.21

M50–54 Other dorsopathies

M50–51 Dis of the IVD

0.04

0.44

0.96

1.26

1.47

0.78

M53 Other dorsopathies

0.01

0.08

0.18

0.29

0.63

0.19

M54 Dorsalgia

0.07

0.36

0.68

0.77

0.92

0.54

M54.2 Cervicalgia

0.01

0.03

0.08

0.09

0.12

0.06

M 96.1 Postlaminectomy syndrome

0.01

0.04

0.06

0.07

0.08

0.05

Total

0.21

1.15

2.30

3.10

4.57

2.02

Incidence 1000 py Women 1999 2000

< 25

25–34

35–44

44–55

>55

total

M40–43 Deforming dorsopathies

M40–43 Kyphosis and other dp

0.07

0.13

0.15

0.18

0.30

0.14

M45–49 Spondylopathies

M45–46 Inflammatory dorsopathies

0.01

0.03

0.03

0.04

0.04

0.03

M47–49 Spondylosis and other sp

0.02

0.05

0.11

0.36

0.87

0.16

M50–54 Other dorsopathies

M50–51 Disorders of the intervertebral disc

0.09

0.41

0.82

1.27

1.27

0.65

M53 Other dorsopathies

0.03

0.17

0.26

0.47

0.81

0.25

M54 Dorsalgia

0.25

0.79

0.80

1.10

1.30

0.76

M54.2 Cervicalgia

0.03

0.09

0.11

0.16

0.18

0.10

M 96.1 Postlaminectomy syndrome

0.01

0.02

0.05

0.07

0.04

0.04

Total

0.52

1.71

2.32

3.66

4.81

2.14