Modic changes in the cervical endplate of patients suffering from cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Abstract Background The distribution and related factors of Modic changes (MC) in the lumbar spine has been evaluated. In the present study, the MC in the cervical endplate of patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) was investigated. Methods A total of 6422 cervical endplates of 539 pati...

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Main Authors: Pan Qiao, Tian-Tong Xu, Wen Zhang, Rong Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-018-0805-2