Correlation of MRNA expression of major MMPS and ADAMTSS to Pfirrmann MRI grades in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion

• Sagar Sanjay Aripaka,
• Rachid Bech Azeddine,
• Louise Møller Joergensen,
• Sajjad Ahmad Chughtai,
• Jens Holm Mikkelsen

Affiliations

Sagar Sanjay Aripaka

Neurobiology Research Unit, University Hospital Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Rachid Bech Azeddine

Copenhagen Spine Research Unit, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Louise Møller Joergensen

Neurobiology Research Unit, University Hospital Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Copenhagen Spine Research Unit, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Sajjad Ahmad Chughtai

Copenhagen Spine Research Unit, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark

Jens Holm Mikkelsen

Neurobiology Research Unit, University Hospital Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark