Are high-intensity zones and Modic changes mutually exclusive in symptomatic lumbar degenerative discs?

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 351-356

  Marshman, Laurence A G ^a,c   Metcalfe, Andrew V ^b   Krishna, Manoj ^a   Friesem, Tai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH TEES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Pollard Cottage   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; High intensity zone; Modic change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HIGH INTENSITY ZONE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIC CHANGE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77950562890     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.10.SPINE08856     Document Type: Article

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