Modic changes-Their associations with low back pain and activity limitation: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND:Previous systematic reviews have reported positive associations between Modic changes (MCs) and low back pain (LBP), but due to their narrow scope and new primary studies, there is a need for a comprehensive systematic review. Our objectives were to investigate if MCs are associated with...

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Main Authors: Christofer Herlin, Per Kjaer, Ansgar Espeland, Jan Sture Skouen, Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde, Jaro Karppinen, Jaakko Niinimäki, Joan Solgaard Sørensen, Kjersti Storheim, Tue Secher Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6070210?pdf=render