Are the determinants of vertebral endplate changes and severe disc degeneration in the lumbar spine the same? A magnetic resonance imaging study in middle-aged male workers

BACKGROUND: Modic changes are bone marrow lesions visible in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and they are assumed to be associated with symptomatic intervertebral disc disease, especially changes located at L5-S1. Only limited information exists about the determinants of Modic changes. The objecti...

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Autores principales: Kuisma, Mari, Karppinen, Jaro, Haapea, Marianne, Niinimäki, Jaakko, Ojala, Risto, Heliövaara, Markku, Korpelainen, Raija, Kaikkonen, Kaisu, Taimela, Simo, Natri, Antero, Tervonen, Osmo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2373785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18416819
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-9-51

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