Clinical outcome and MRI appearance in a group of chronic low back pain patients more than 10 years after discography evaluation and consideration for surgery

Clinical outcome and MRI appearance in a group of chronic low back pain patients more than 10 years after discography evaluation and consideration for surgery

Abstract Background It is an ongoing debate whether fusion surgery is superior to non-operative treatment for non-specific low back pain (LBP) in terms of patient outcome. Further, the evidence for how signs of intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) correlate with...

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Main Authors: Hanna Hebelka, Veronica Gunterberg, Kerstin Lagerstrand, Helena Brisby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Discography
Annular injury
Degeneration
Lumbar fusion
Patient reported outcome measure
MRI
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06242-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06242-y

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