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Papers: 6 Apr 2019 - 12 Apr 2019


2019 Apr 09


BMC Musculoskelet Disord


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Inflammatory biomarkers in patients with sciatica: a systematic review.

Authors

Jungen MJ, Ter Meulen BC, van Osch T, Weinstein HC, Ostelo R W
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019 Apr 09; 20(1):156.
PMID: 30967132.

Abstract

This systematic review focusses on inflammation as an underlying pathogenic mechanism in sciatica. We addressed two questions in particular: (1) what inflammatory biomarkers have been identified in patients with sciatica in the literature so far? 2) is there an association between the level of inflammatory activity and clinical symptoms?