Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Benjamin John Floyd Dean et al. entitled "No conflict of interest?" concerning "Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral bone edema (Modic type 1 changes): a double-blind randomized controlled trial of efficacy" by Albert HB et al., Eur Spine J (2013) 22:697-707

Comment

Hanne B Albert. Eur Spine J. 2013 Aug.

. 2013 Aug;22(8):1701.

doi: 10.1007/s00586-013-2906-2.

No abstract available

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Does nuclear tissue infected with bacteria following disc herniations lead to Modic changes in the adjacent vertebrae?
Albert HB, Lambert P, Rollason J, Sorensen JS, Worthington T, Pedersen MB, Nørgaard HS, Vernallis A, Busch F, Manniche C, Elliott T. Albert HB, et al. Eur Spine J. 2013 Apr;22(4):690-6. doi: 10.1007/s00586-013-2674-z. Epub 2013 Feb 10. Eur Spine J. 2013. PMID: 23397187 Free PMC article.
Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral bone edema (Modic type 1 changes): a double-blind randomized clinical controlled trial of efficacy.
Albert HB, Sorensen JS, Christensen BS, Manniche C. Albert HB, et al. Eur Spine J. 2013 Apr;22(4):697-707. doi: 10.1007/s00586-013-2675-y. Epub 2013 Feb 13. Eur Spine J. 2013. PMID: 23404353 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
No conflict of interest?
Dean BJ, Davies BM. Dean BJ, et al. Eur Spine J. 2013 Aug;22(8):1700. doi: 10.1007/s00586-013-2899-x. Epub 2013 Jul 13. Eur Spine J. 2013. PMID: 23852438 Free PMC article. No abstract available.