Non-specific low back pain has become a major public health problem worldwide. The
lifetime prevalence of low back pain is reported to be as high as 84%, and the prevalence of …

Purpose Low back pain (LBP) is the most disabling condition worldwide. Although LBP
relates to different spinal pathologies, vertebral bone marrow lesions visualized as Modic …

The intervertebral disc is an important mechanical structure that allows range of motion of
the spinal column. Degeneration of the intervertebral disc, incited by aging, traumatic insult …

Abstract 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 …

Purpose Modic type 1 changes/bone edema in the vertebrae are present in 6% of the
general population and 35–40% of the low back pain population. It is strongly associated …

Purpose To investigate the prevalence of infected herniated nucleus material in lumbar disc
herniations and to determine if patients with an anaerobic infected disc are more likely to …

Background Previous systematic reviews have reported positive associations between
Modic changes (MCs) and low back pain (LBP), but due to their narrow scope and new …

The prevalence of “vertebral endplate signal changes”(VESC) and its association with low
back pain (LBP) varies greatly between studies. This wide range in reported prevalence …

Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability worldwide. In the absence of a
classification system for pain syndromes, classification of LBP on the basis of the distribution …

Introduction Painful lumbar spinal disorders represent a leading cause of disability in the US
and worldwide. Interventional treatments for lumbar disorders are an effective treatment for …