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physiopraxis 2024; 22(04): 34-37
DOI: 10.1055/a-2288-3165
Therapie

Kontroverse um Modic Changes – Ein Update

Mathias Rosenbaum
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Über zehn Jahre nachdem Dr. Hanne Albert ihre bahnbrechenden Erkenntnisse veröffentlicht und die „Modic Antibiotic Spine Therapy“ initiiert hat, gilt es nun ein paar Fragen zu stellen. Waren die Erkenntnisse relevant? Hat es die Therapie von Menschen mit Modic 1 Changes grundlegend verändert? Ein Update.



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