Does nuclear tissue infected with bacteria following disc herniations lead to Modic changes in the adjacent vertebrae?

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 690-696

  Albert, Hanne B ^a   Lambert, Peter ^b,c   Rollason, Jess ^b,c   Sorensen, Joan Solgaard ^a   Worthington, Tony ^b,c   Pedersen, Mogens Bach ^d   Nørgaard, Hanne Schack ^d   Vernallis, Ann ^b,c   Busch, Frederik ^b,d   Manniche, Claus ^a   Elliott, Tom ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Private Hospital Mølholm   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Endplate changes; Lumbar disc herniation; Modic changes; Propionibacterium acnes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PROPIONIC ACID;

ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EDEMA; FEMALE; GENERAL PATHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFLAMMATION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MODIC CHANGE; NEISSERIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SPINE SURGERY; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 84892817080     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-013-2674-z     Document Type: Article

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