ISSLS PRIZE in Clinical Science 2022: Epidemiology, risk factors and clinical impact of juvenile Modic changes in paediatric patients with low back pain.
G Michael MallowDavid ZepedaTimothy G KuzelJ Nicolas BarajasKhaled AboushaalaMichael T NolteAlejandro Espinoza-OriasChundo OhMatthew ColmanMonica KoganFrank M PhillipsHoward S AnDino SamartzisPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2022)
Contrary to traditional dogma, robust evidence now exists noting that MCs and their types can develop in children. Our findings give credence to the "Juvenile" variant of MCs, whereby its implications throughout the lifespan need to be assessed. Juvenile MCs have prolonged symptoms and related to specific structural spine phenotypes.