E-ISSN: 2147-5903
THE RELATION BETWEEN MODIC CHANGES AND OCCUPATION TYPES IN SYMPTOMATIC YOUNG ADULTS
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Original Article
VOLUME: 27 ISSUE: 1
P: 29-34
January 2016

THE RELATION BETWEEN MODIC CHANGES AND OCCUPATION TYPES IN SYMPTOMATIC YOUNG ADULTS

J Turk Spinal Surg 2016;27(1):29-34
Mehmet Kürşad BAYRAKTAR 1
Murat ÇAKAR 1
Yusuf ÖZCAN 1
Abdullah Faruk UYANIK 1
Hakan GÜRBÜZ 2
1. Surgeon of Ortopedics and Traumatology, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul.
2. Chief Surgeon and Prof. of Ortopedics and Traumatology, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul.
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Received Date: 11.10.2015
Accepted Date: 17.12.2015
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ABSTRACT

Purpose:

We aimed to study relation between Modic changes and occupational status in symptomatic young adults.

Materials and Method:

T1 and T2 weighted lumbar MR images of 32 female and 76 male between the ages 20-40 were evaluated for disk degeneration and Modic changes. Average age was 30,99. Patients were divided into three groups according to physical workload; sedentary workers, standing workers and ones with a heavy workload.

Conclusions:

Contribution of this study to literature was the relation between occupational groups and Modic changes, and no significant difference was determined. We concluded that occupation type has no effect on the emergence of Modic changes.

Results:

The prevalence of the Modic changes was 29.62%, while disk degeneration was 45.37%. Type 2 predominance was observed. 94.59% of the Modic changes were observed in the lower lumbar segments. Comparison between occupational groups showed no statistically significant difference.

Keywords:
Modic changes, occupation type, young adults, degenerative disk disease.