• Association of Modic change types and their short tau inversion recovery signals with clinical characteristics : a cross sectional study of chronic low back pain patients in the AIM-study 

      Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Schistad, Ellina Iordanova; Espeland, Ansgar; Kristoffersen, Per M; Haugen, Anne Julsrud; Marchand, Gunn Hege; Vetti, Nils; Pripp, Are Hugo; Kadar, Thomas; Skouen, Jan Sture; Grotle, Margreth; Grøvle, Lars; Zwart, John-Anker; Brox, Jens Ivar; Storheim, Kjersti (BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders;21, Article number: 368 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-10)
      Background: Modic Changes (MCs, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal changes in the vertebral bone marrow extending from the vertebral endplate) may represent a subgroup of nonspecific chronic low back pain that could ...
    • Clinical effect modifiers of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes - Secondary analyses of a randomised, placebo-controlled trial (the AIM study) 

      Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Grøvle, Lars; Espeland, Ansgar; Pripp, Are Hugo; Grotle, Margreth; Hellum, Christian; Haugen, Anne Julsrud; Froholdt, Anne; Rolfsen, Mads Peder; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Lutro, Olav; Kristoffersen, Per Martin; Anke, Audny; Schistad, Ellina Iordanova; Skouen, Jan Sture; Brox, Jens Ivar; Zwart, John-Anker; Storheim, Kjersti (BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders;21, Article number: 458 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-13)
      Background: Randomised trials on antibiotic treatment for patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral endplate changes visible on MRI (Modic changes) have shown mixed results. A possible explanation might be a real ...
    • Correlation between gene expression and MRI STIR signals in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes indicates immune involvement 

      Vigeland, Maria Dehli; Flåm, Siri Tennebø; Vigeland, Magnus Dehli; Espeland, Ansgar; Kristoffersen, Per Martin; Vetti, Nils; Wigemyr, Monica; Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Gjefsen, Elisabeth; Schistad, Ellina Iordanova; Haugen, Anne Julsrud; Johanessen, Anne Froholdt; Skouen, Jan Sture; Zwart, John Anker Henrik; Storheim, Kjersti; Pedersen, Linda Margareth; Lie, Benedicte Alexandra (Scientific Reports;12, Article number: 215 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-07)
      Disability and distress caused by chronic low back pain (LBP) lacking clear pathoanatomical explanations cause huge problems both for patients and society. A subgroup of patients has Modic changes (MC), identifable by MRI ...
    • The effect of infliximab in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the BackToBasic study): study protocol of a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial 

      Gjefsen, Elisabeth; Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Goll, Guro Løvik; Wigemyr, Monica; Bolstad, Nils; Valberg, Morten; Schistad, Ellina Iordanova; Marchand, Gunn Hege; Granviken, Fredrik; Selmer, Kaja Kristine; Johanessen, Anne Froholdt; Haugen, Anne Julsrud; Dagestad, Magnhild Hammersland; Vetti, Nils; Bakland, Gunnstein; Lie, Benedicte Alexandra; Haavardsholm, Espen A.; Nilsen, Aksel Thuv; Holmgard, Thor Einar; Kadar, Thomas; Kvien, Tore Kristian; Skouen, Jan Sture; Grøvle, Lars; Brox, Jens Ivar; Espeland, Ansgar; Storheim, Kjersti; Zwart, John-Anker (BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders;21, Article number: 698 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-21)
      Background: Low back pain is common and a significant number of patients experience chronic low back pain. Current treatment options offer small to moderate effects. Patients with vertebral bone marrow lesions visualized ...
    • Efficacy of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the AIM study): double blind, randomised, placebo controlled, multicentre trial 

      Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Rolfsen, Mads Peder; Espeland, Ansgar; Wigemyr, Monica; Assmus, Jörg; Froholdt, Anne; Haugen, Anne Julsrud; Marchand, Gunn Hege; Kristoffersen, Per M; Lutro, Olav; Randen, Sigrun; Wilhelmsen, Maja; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Kadar, Thomas; Holmgard, Thor Einar; Vigeland, Maria Dehli; Vetti, Nils; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Lie, Benedicte Alexandra; Hellum, Christian; Anke, Audny; Grotle, Margreth; Schistad, Ellina Iordanova; Skouen, Jan Sture; Grøvle, Lars; Brox, Jens Ivar; Zwart, John-Anker; Storheim, Kjersti (BMJ; 2019;367:l5654, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-29)
      Objective: To assess the efficacy of three months of antibiotic treatment compared with placebo in patients with chronic low back pain, previous disc herniation, and vertebral endplate changes (Modic changes). Design: ...
    • Longitudinal Relationship Between Reduced Modic Change Edema and Disability and Pain in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain 

      Espeland, Ansgar; Kristoffersen, Per Martin; Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Grøvle, Lars; Grotle, Margreth; Haugen, Anne Julsrud; Rolfsen, Mads Peder; Hellum, Christian; Zwart, John Anker Henrik; Storheim, Kjersti; Assmus, Jörg; Vetti, Nils (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Study Design. Secondary analyses of a randomized trial [Antibiotics In Modic changes (MCs) study]. Objective. To assess whether or not reduced MC edema over time is related to reduced disability and pain in patients ...
    • The rates of lumbar spinal stenosis surgery in Norwegian public hospitals: a threefold increase from 1999 to 2013 

      Grøvle, Lars; Fjeld, Olaf Randall; Haugen, Anne Julsrud; Helgeland, Jon; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Solberg, Tore; Zwart, John-Anker; Grotle, Margreth (Spine;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-01)
      Study Design: Retrospective administrative database study. Objective: To assess temporal and regional trends, and length of hospital stay, in lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) surgery in Norwegian public hospitals from 1999 ...