Relationship between Endplate Defects, Modic Change, Disc Degeneration, and Facet Joint Degeneration in Patients with Low Back Pain

Purpose. The endplate defects (EDs), Modic changes (MCs), disc degeneration (DD), facet orientation (FO), and facet tropism (FT) were demonstrated to be related to the low back pain (LBP). The aim of this study was to investigate possible correlations between them. Methods. 75 patients were reviewed...

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Main Authors: Bin Lv, Jishan Yuan, Hua Ding, Bowen Wan, Qinyi Jiang, Yongjun Luo, Tao Xu, Peng Ji, Yilei Zhao, Lei Wang, Yan Wang, Anquan Huang, Xiang Yao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9369853