The ozone: a therapeutic mediator in MODIC processes.

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  • Osvaldo Alberto Pepa Instituto Central de Medicina, La Plata, Buenos Aires

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https://doi.org/10.7203/jo3t.4.5.2020.20813

Keywords:

vertebral endplate, ozone, MODIC, discography, chronic low lumbar pain

Abstract

MODIC changes of signal in lumbar MRI offered a new vision of the spine degenerations process. Several theories try to explain this phenomenom. After a critical apraisal and based on our own experience, we propose ozone intradiscal injection as an effective and safe treatment for disc degeneration disease.

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Journal of Ozone Therapy, Volume 4, Number 5, 2020

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2020-12-18

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Pepa, O. A. (2020). The ozone: a therapeutic mediator in MODIC processes. Journal of Ozone Therapy, 4(5), 46–49. https://doi.org/10.7203/jo3t.4.5.2020.20813
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