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Sep 2026
Influence of Modic changes on short-term clinical and patient-reported outcomes after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a retrospective cohort study
Background Modic changes are MR signal changes in the vertebral endplate and adjacent subchondral bone marrow that reflect degenerative and inflammatory processes. Their prognostic significance after anterior discectomy and fusion (ACDF) remains incompletely defined. Objective To determine whether Modic changes are ass...
M. Kaya, Ali Maksut Aykut, İbrahim Barışcan Soydan et al.
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