16 January 2023>: Clinical Research
Usefulness of Detecting Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration of the Lumbosacral Spine
Rafał Staszkiewicz 12ABDEF* , Dorian Gładysz 12ABDEF , Marcin Gralewski 12DEF , Kamil Bryś 2EF , Michał Garczarek 1EF , Marcin Gadzieliński 1EF , Wiesław Marcol 34E , Dawid Sobański 25B , Beniamin Oskar Grabarek 12ACDEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.938663
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e938663
Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the study group.
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
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Over 18 years of age | Under 18 years of age |
Lumbosacral spine-isolated IVDD of a prolapse/extrusion character determined through MRI | Degeneration of IVD of the lumbosacral spine of a protrusion or sequestration character determined through MRI |
Discogenic pain and/or symptomatic sciatica without improvement after non-surgical treatment for at least 6 weeks | Previous surgical procedures due to degeneration of IVD of the lumbosacral spine |
No other coexisting pathologies of the spine | Inflammatory and autoimmune diseases |
Condition after spine injury | |
Dementia/mental disorders | |
Polyneuropathy | |
Pregnancy | |
Coexisting diseases, including metabolic diseases | |
Neoplasms: metastatic tumor in the spine; lymphoma; leukemia; spinal cord tumors; retroperitoneal tumors; primary shaft tumors | |
Inflammatory diseases: inflammation of the bone elements of the spine | |
Osteoporosis | |
Disease duration of no longer than 12 weeks | Duration of disease exceeding 12 weeks or less than 6 weeks |