Chronic low back pain in relation to Modic changes, bony endplate lesions, and disc degeneration in a prospective MRI study
Author(s) -
Katariina Luoma,
Tapio Vehmas,
Liisa Kerttula,
Mats Grönblad,
Eeva Rinne
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
european spine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.448
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1432-0932
pISSN - 0940-6719
DOI - 10.1007/s00586-016-4715-x
Subject(s) - modic changes , medicine , degeneration (medical) , low back pain , neurosurgery , intervertebral disc , magnetic resonance imaging , prospective cohort study , disc protrusion , intervertebral disc displacement , radiology , anatomy , surgery , pathology , lumbar vertebrae , alternative medicine , lumbar
To clarify the significance of Modic changes, bony endplate lesions, and disc degeneration as predictors of chronic low back pain (LBP) during 1-year follow-up.
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