Acta ortopédica mexicana
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Acta ortopédica mexicana · May 2012
[Incidence of Modic degenerative changes in patients with chronic lumbar pain at Monterrey Regional ISSSTE Hospital].
Several papers have studied the degenerative changes of endplates, but there are no publications referring to the Mexican population. ⋯ The prevalence of Modic changes was 22% (52 patients). Eight patients had Type II Modic changes at two levels. The most affected levels were L4-L5 and L5-S1, in 85% of cases. Patients over 50 years of age were the most affected age group; frequency increased with age. The most frequent disc degeneration pattern was degeneration of the lower lumbar levels. Risk factors need to be further studied and the correlation with the degree of pain needs to be determined to obtain more information.