Effect of Modic Changes Type 1 Vertebral Involvement Area on Low Back Pain

The aim of this study was to examine the physical extent of Modic type 1 (MT1) changes ,as well as and other phenotypic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, in the vertebrae of patients with low back pain (LBP) and MT1; we also aimed to identify any correlations of these findings with severity of pain and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI).

Source: World Neurosurgery - September 26, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Hakan Han ımoğlu, Serdar Çevik, Hakan Yılmaz, Atilla Kaplan, Fatih Çalış, Salim Katar, Şevket Evran, Enes Akkaya, Onur Karaca Tags: Original article Source Type: research