Modic type i changes and recovery of back pain after lumbar microdiscectomy

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2252-2258

  Sørile, Andreas ^a,b   Moholdt, Viggo ^c   Kvistad, Kjell Arne ^c   Nygaard, Oystein P ^b,c,d   Ingebrigtsen, Tor ^e   Iversen, Trond ^a   Kloster, Roar ^a   Solberg, Tore K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b NORTHERN NORWAY REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clinical outcome; Low back pain; Microdiscectomy; Modic changes; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR MICRODISCECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIC TYPE I CHANGE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RADIOLOGIST; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SPINE SURGERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SMOKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872203296     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2419-4     Document Type: Article

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