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The Modic-endplate-complex phenotype in cervical spine patients: Association with symptoms and outcomes.
Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society - 1 Feb 2022
Baker James D, Sayari Arash J, Harada Garrett K, Tao Youping, Louie Philip K, Basques Bryce A, Galbusera Fabio, Niemeyer Frank, Wilke Hans-Joachim, An Howard S, Samartzis Dino
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This study describes a novel, combined Modic changes (MC) and structural endplate abnormality phenotype of the cervical spine, which we have termed the Modic-Endplate-Complex (MEC), and its association with preoperative symptoms and outcomes in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) patients. This was a retrospective study of prospectively collected data at a single institution. Preoperative cervical...
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