Sex-Specific Associations between Schmorl Nodes, Modic Change, and Osteoporosis in the Low Thoracolumbar Spine in a Large Population-Based Study: The Wakayama Spine Study
Background: The study examined sex-specific associations between Schmorl' s nodes (SNs), Modic changes (MC), and osteoporosis (OP) in the low thoracolumbar region (Th10/11-L5/S1) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Authors
- Masatoshi Teraguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4578-0656)
- Dino Samartzis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7473-1311)
- Ryohei Kagotani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0973-732X)
- Keiji Nagata
- Hiroyuki Oka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5674-4875)
- Sakae Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9210-9414)
- Hiroshi Hashizume (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9064-0284)
- Hiroshi Yamada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7694-883X)
- Toshiko Iidaka
- Yuyu Ishimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2563-8054)
- Noriko Yoshimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9206-4658)
- Munehito Yoshida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9008-9907)
Institutions
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- Tokyo Medical University (JP)
- Wakayama Medical University (JP)
- Orthopaedic Hospital (US)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine Surgery and Related Research
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22603/ssrr.2025-0190
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- JA Kyosai Research Institute
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science