Spondylolisthesis and spondylolysis.

Prevalence of Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis in Patients Afflicted with Chronic Back Pain in Babol City, Iran, during 2012 and 2013

Background and Aim: Chronic back pain is one of the most important reasons of individuals’ referring to clinic, so that no determined  recognition is posed in considerable number of such individuals. Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis are two important pathologies that people might be afflicted with for years but they might be unaware of it. Therefore, such diseases may account for ...

Facture of the Pars Interarticularis with or without Spondylolisthesis in an Adult Population in a Developing Country: Evaluation by Multidetector Computed Tomography

STUDY DESIGN Descriptive cross-sectional study. PURPOSE To determine the prevalence of lumbar spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in a general adult population unrelated to lower back pain as evaluated by multidetector computed tomography. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE There is a significant paucity of information related to the prevalence of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis and its degenerativ...

Diagnosis and evaluation of spondylolisthesis and/or spondylolysis on axial CT.

A critical review was made of the CT findings in 300 patients who underwent axial CT of the lumbar spine in which spondylolysis and/or spondylolisthesis had been diagnosed. Findings indicate that axial CT is superior to conventional radiographs in several areas: (1) for consistent and accurate demonstration of spondylolysis, (2) for disclosing the various changes in the apophyseal joints associ...

Chronic Back Pain from Four-Level Lumbar Spondylolysis with Associated Spondylolisthesis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Summary There is an abundance of published literature discussing the treatment of single-level lumbar spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis. However, the treatment of patients with chronic back pain and multiple levels of combined lumbar spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis are not well-described in the existing literature. Introduction The purpose of this case report is to review the literature a...

Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis: How to measure?

Spondylolisthesis in children. Cause, natural history, and management.

Spondylolysis is the term used for a defect in the pars interarticularis of the vertebra. The term is from the Greek roots spondylos, meaning vertebra, and lysis, meaning break or defect. Spondylolisthesis is from spondylos and listhesis, meaning movement or slipping, and refers to the slipping forward of one vertebra on the next caudal vertebra. Spondylolisthesis was first described in 1782 by...