Abstract:Background: In the patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP), a variety of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) abnormalities may be present that may not be necessarily associated with clinical complaints. We aim to investigate the relationship between MRI findings of lumbar disc degeneration and Modic changes in the patients with CLBP.
Materials and Methods:We carried out a cross-sectional study on MRI scanning of 60 cases with CLBP. We used Pfirrmann classification and Modic changes (MC) for grading of lumbar d… Show more
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