作者
Florence PS Mok, Dino Samartzis, Jaro Karppinen, Daniel YT Fong, Keith DK Luk, Kenneth MC Cheung
发表日期
2016/1/1
期刊
The spine journal
卷号
16
期号
1
页码范围
32-41
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Background Context
Modic changes (MC) are bone marrow lesions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), suggestive of being associated with low back pain (LBP). Data on determinants of MC and their association with disc degeneration and other spinal phenotypes, as well as that of LBP, rely mostly on small-scale patient populations and remain controversial.
Purpose
This study addressed the potential determinants of MC and their association with disc degeneration and LBP among Southern Chinese.
Study Design/Setting
A cross-sectional, population-based study was carried out.
Patient Sample
This study consisted of 2,449 Southern Chinese volunteers.
Methods
Sagittal T2-weighted MRIs of the lumbar spine were assessed for the presence of MC and other spinal phenotypes (eg, disc degeneration, disc displacement, Schmorl nodes) in all individuals. Subjects' demographics, occupation, lifestyle, and clinical …
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