Modic changes of the cervical and lumbar spine and their effect on neck and back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MJ Lambrechts, TZ Issa, GR Toci… - Global spine …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Systematic Review. Objectives To systematically review the current literature
and perform a meta-analysis on patients with cervical or lumbar spine Modic changes to …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the impact of Modic changes on operative treatment in the cervical and lumbar spine: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MJ Lambrechts, P Brush, TZ Issa, GR Toci… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Modic changes (MCs) are believed to be potential pain generators in the lumbar and
cervical spine, but it is currently unclear if their presence affects postsurgical outcomes. We …

Is discectomy effective for treating low back pain in patients with lumbar disc herniation and Modic changes? A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

S Nian, N Li, F Kong, S Lu, J Chen - The Spine Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Previous low-quality evidence has suggested preoperative
Modic changes (MC) showed a trend toward less improvement in low back pain in patients …

Comparison of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic decompression and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of single-level lumbar disc …

P Li, F Yang, Y Tong, Y Chen, Y Song - Journal of pain research, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Modic changes (MC) are generally considered to be related to degenerative
disc disease, and there is no uniform standard for surgical methods for lumbar disc …