Modic changes and their associations with clinical findings

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1312-1319

  Kjaer, Per ^a   Korsholm, Lars ^a   Bendix, Tom ^a   Sorensen, Joan S ^a   Leboeuf Yde, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clinical history; Diagnosis; Disc degeneration; Low back pain; Modic changes; MRI; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCIATICA; SMOKING;

EID: 33748627467     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-0185-x     Document Type: Article

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