Methods. The participants were patients who underwent OLIF surgery under the diagnosis
of degenerative lumbar diseases between April 2013 and May 2015 at 11 affiliated medical …

Elderly postmenopausal women who have osteoporosis sometimes experience low back
pain, however, the relationship between low back pain and osteoporosis in the absence of …

Study Design. Randomized, controlled study. Objective. To evaluate the diagnosis of discogenic
low back pain (LBP) with discography and discoblock. Summary of Background Data. …

Background Age-related sarcopenia can cause various forms of physical disabilities. We
investigated how sarcopenia affects degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) and lumbar spinal …

Study Design. Prospective cohort study. Objective. To examine the relationship between
low back pain after discectomy for disc herniation and Modic type 1 change. Summary of …

Study Design. We used retrograde neurotracing with fluoro-gold to investigate the relationship
between tumor necrosis factor (TNF-á) and nerve growth into the nucleus pulposus (NP) …

Study Design. A retrospective observational study of healthy volunteers and patients with
degenerative and infectious endplate abnormalities in the lumbar spine. Objectives. Our …

Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Treatment of Selected Patients W... : Spine Surgical Versus
Nonsurgical Treatment of Selected Patients With Discogenic Low Back Pain: A Small-Sized …

The iliac crest bone grafting (ICBG) technique for lumbar posterolateral fusion surgery is
widely used; however, donor site problems such as pain and sensory disturbance have been …

Study Design. We investigated the mechanism of discogenic low back pain using an in vitro
model. Objective. To evaluate the axonal growth and induction of a painful neuropeptide, …