title: What happens to Modic changes following lumbar discectomy? Analysis of a cohort of 41 patients with a 3- to 5-year follow-up period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hôtel-Dieu de France, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rahme
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moussa
authors.forename: Rabih
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bou-Nassif
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maarrawi
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rizk
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nohra
authors.forename: Elie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Samaha
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okais
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011184:Postoperative Period; D057234:Preoperative Period; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult