Endplate defects, not the severity of spinal stenosis, contribute to low back pain in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis
Masakazu Minetama, Mamoru Kawakami, Masatoshi Teraguchi, Sachika Matsuo, Tadashi Sumiya, Masafumi Nakagawa, Yoshio Yamamoto, Tomohiro Nakatani, Wakana Nagata, Yukihiro Nakagawa
Topics & Concepts
MedicineLow back painModic changesSpinal stenosisLumbar spinal stenosisMagnetic resonance imagingDisc protrusionIntervertebral discLumbarPhysical therapyRadiologyPathologyAlternative medicineSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyScoliosis diagnosis and treatmentMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation