Letter to the editor concerning "Modic change is associated with increased BMI but not autoimmune diseases in TwinsUK" by F. Gualdi et al. (Eur Spine J; [2023]:3379-3386)

Eur Spine J. 2024 Apr;33(4):1707. doi: 10.1007/s00586-024-08168-y. Epub 2024 Feb 23.

Authors

Tomo Hanamura¹, Tadatsugu Morimoto², Hirohito Hirata³, Masaaki Mawatari³

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, Japan. morimot3@cc.saga-u.ac.jp.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, Japan.

PMID: 38393392
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-024-08168-y

No abstract available

Keywords: Autoimmune disease; Body mass index; Intervertebral disc degeneration; Modic change.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Body Mass Index
Humans
Intervertebral Disc Displacement* / drug therapy
Lumbar Vertebrae

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents