Modic changes in the adjacent vertebrae due to disc material infection with Propionibacterium acnes in patients with lumbar disc herniation

Aghazadeh, Javad; Salehpour, Firooz; Ziaeii, Ehsan; Javanshir, Naghme; Samadi, Afshin; Sadeghi, Javid; Mirzaei, Farhad; Alavi, Seyed

doi:10.1007/s00586-016-4887-4

Modic changes in the adjacent vertebrae due to disc material infection with Propionibacterium acnes in patients with lumbar disc herniation

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Aghazadeh J., Salehpour F., Ziaeii E., Javanshir N., Samadi A., Sadeghi J., ...More

EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL, vol.26, no.12, pp.3129-3134, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 26 Issue: 12
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1007/s00586-016-4887-4
Journal Name: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.3129-3134
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Modic changes (MCs) in vertebral bones are induced by two mechanisms of mechanical factors and infection. As Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) have been reported to be associated with LBP. The aim of this study is to evaluate the MCs in patients with disc herniation and positive for P. acnes.