Modic changes—Their associations with low back pain and activity limitation: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Prospective study using anterior approach did not show association between Modic 1 changes and low grade infection in lumbar spine

(2016) Julien Rigal et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Comparison of Outcomes in MRI Confirmed Lumbar Disc Herniation Patients With and Without Modic Changes Treated With High Velocity, Low Amplitude Spinal Manipulation

(2016) Michelé Annen et al.   JOURNAL OF MANIPULATIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS

Refined Phenotyping of Modic Changes

(2016) Juhani H. Määttä et al.   MEDICINE

Bone Marrow Edema and Low Back Pain in Elderly Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis

(2016) Toshio Nakamae et al.   SPINE

Type II Modic Changes May not Always Represent Fat Degeneration

(2016) Zhiyun Feng et al.   SPINE

Modic changes of the lumbar spine: prevalence, risk factors, and association with disc degeneration and low back pain in a large-scale population-based cohort

(2016) Florence P.S. Mok et al.   Spine Journal

MRI Findings of Disc Degeneration are More Prevalent in Adults with Low Back Pain than in Asymptomatic Controls: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

(2015) W. Brinjikji et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY

Association between changes in lumbar Modic changes and low back symptoms over a two-year period

(2015) Jyri Järvinen et al.   BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

Are the presence of MODIC changes on MRI scans related to “improvement” in low back pain patients treated with lumbar facet joint injections?

(2015) Matilde Bianchi et al.   BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

Back pain was less explained than leg pain: a cross-sectional study using magnetic resonance imaging in low back pain patients with and without radiculopathy

(2015) Ole Kudsk Jensen et al.   BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

(2015) Theo Vos et al.   LANCET

ISSLS Prize Winner

(2015) Juhani H. Määttä et al.   SPINE

The association of combination of disc degeneration, end plate signal change, and Schmorl node with low back pain in a large population study: the Wakayama Spine Study

(2015) Masatoshi Teraguchi et al.   Spine Journal

Are Modic changes related to outcomes in lumbar disc herniation patients treated with imaging-guided lumbar nerve root blocks?

(2014) Cynthia K. Peterson et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY

Comparison of Modic Changes in the Lumbar and Cervical Spine, in 3167 Patients with and without Spinal Pain

(2014) Li Sheng-yun et al.   PLoS One

The association between Modic changes and pain during 1-year follow-up in patients with lumbar radicular pain

(2014) Elina Iordanova Schistad et al.   SKELETAL RADIOLOGY

QUADAS-2: A Revised Tool for the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies

(2013) Penny F. Whiting   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Can pathoanatomical pathways of degeneration in lumbar motion segments be identified by clustering MRI findings

(2013) Rikke K Jensen et al.   BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

Letter to the editor concerning: “Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral bone edema (Modic type 1 changes): a double-blind randomized controlled trial of efficacy” by Albert HB et al. Eur Spine J (2013) 22:697–707

(2013) Albert Sotto et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Antibiotics for low back pain?

(2013) Svend Lings   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

No conflict of interest?

(2013) Benjamin John Floyd Dean et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Letter to the editor concerning: “Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral bone edema (Modic type 1 changes): a double-blind randomized controlled trial of efficacy” by Albert HB et al. Eur Spine J (2013) 22:697–707

(2013) Zafar Ahmad et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Do these results apply to the ‘intervention naive’ patient?

(2013) Benjamin John Floyd Dean   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral bone edema (Modic type 1 changes): a double-blind randomized clinical controlled trial of efficacy

(2013) Hanne B. Albert et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

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

(2013) Hanne B. Albert et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

A Comparison of the Human Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Mechanical Response to Normal and Impact Loading Conditions

(2013) David et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

In Vivo Discography in Degenerate Porcine Spines Revealed Pressure Transfer to Adjacent Discs

(2013) Hanna Hebelka et al.   SPINE

Vertebral Endplate Changes Are Not Associated with Chronic Low Back Pain among Southern European Subjects: A Case Control Study

(2012) F.M. Kovacs et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY

Is the development of Modic changes associated with clinical symptoms? A 14-month cohort study with MRI

(2012) Rikke K. Jensen et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Bacteriology of Degenerated Lumbar Intervertebral Disks

(2012) Joseph Arndt et al.   JOURNAL OF SPINAL DISORDERS & TECHNIQUES

Lumbar Modic Changes—A Comparison Between Findings at Low- and High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging

(2012) Tom Bendix et al.   SPINE

Prevalence of Vertebral Endplate Modic Changes in Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis and Its Associated Factors Analysis

(2012) Hai-Long Wu et al.   SPINE

MRI findings are more common in selected patients with acute low back pain than controls?

(2011) Mark Hancock et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Cross-sectional magnetic resonance imaging study of lumbar disc degeneration in 200 healthy individuals

(2011) Masahiro Kanayama et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE

Degenerative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Changes in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

(2011) Dean Chou et al.   SPINE

Association of Modic Changes, Schmorlʼs Nodes, Spondylolytic Defects, High-Intensity Zone Lesions, Disc Herniations, and Radial Tears With Low Back Symptom Severity Among Young Finnish Adults

(2011) Jani Takatalo et al.   SPINE

Biomechanical analysis of the lumbar spine on facet joint force and intradiscal pressure - a finite element study

(2010) Ching-Sung Kuo et al.   BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

Correlation Between MR Imaging and Discography With Provocative Concordant Pain in Patients With Low Back Pain

(2010) Jian-yu Chen et al.   CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN

Agreement in the interpretation of magnetic resonance images of the lumbar spine

(2009) F. M. Kovacs et al.   ACTA RADIOLOGICA

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of the Lumbar Spine in Elite Horseback Riders

(2009) Clayton N. Kraft et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Characteristics and natural course of vertebral endplate signal (Modic) changes in the Danish general population

(2009) Tue S Jensen et al.   BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

Modic Changes on MR Images as Studied with Provocative Diskography: Clinical Relevance—A Retrospective Study of 2457 Disks

(2009) Kerry J. Thompson et al.   RADIOLOGY

Can magnetic resonance imaging accurately predict concordant pain provocation during provocative disc injection?

(2009) Chang Ho Kang et al.   SKELETAL RADIOLOGY

Self-reported hard physical work combined with heavy smoking or overweight may result in so-called Modic changes

(2008) Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde et al.   BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

Modic changes: a systematic review of the literature

(2008) Yue-Hui Zhang et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Vertebral endplate signal changes (Modic change): a systematic literature review of prevalence and association with non-specific low back pain

(2008) Tue Secher Jensen et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Modic changes, possible causes and relation to low back pain

(2007) H.B. Albert et al.   MEDICAL HYPOTHESES