Relationship between Endplate Defects, Modic Change, Disc Degeneration, and Facet Joint Degeneration in Patients with Low Back Pain

Figure 7

VAS scores (a) and ODI scores (b) before and after the operation. Abbreviations: VAS: visual analog scale; ODI: Oswestry disability index. Note: P<0.05 postsurgery vs presurgery in all groups.

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