AIMS To investigate the occupational and personal factors associated with lumbar spondylolisthesis in taxi drivers. METHODS Cross-sectional analysis of the baseline data from the Taxi Drivers' Health Study cohort. Information was retrieved from the medical records of standardised lumbosacral spine plain films, age, and anthropometric measures of 1242 subjects. Acquired spondylolisthesis (ASL)...

Background: The study aim was to present four new well-documented cases of spontaneous improvement olisthetic scoliosis and analyze from the literature. Methods: Surgical log search systematic review were conducted. Inclusion criteria (1) age less than 18 years, (2) symptomatic high-grade (≥50%) spondylolisthesis, (3) ≥20 o , (4) primary surgical treatment via lumbosacral fusion, (5) complete x...

Osteogenesis imperfecta is a genetic disorder of type I collagen. Although multiple genotypes and phenotypes are associated with osteogenesis imperfecta, approximately 90% of the mutations are in the COL1A1 and COL1A2 genes. Osteogenesis imperfecta is characterized by bone fragility. Patients typically have multiple fractures or limb deformity; however, the spine can also be affected. Spinal ma...

Traumatic spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine is uncommon and can result in canal narrowing and spinal cord injury. Early decompression promotes recovery of neurological function. We report 3 such cases: one in the lumbosacral joint and 2 in the lumbar spine. The former patient had an open fracture-dislocation and underwent (delayed) posterior decompression and instrumentation without interbo...

Cervical and lumbosacral radiculopathies are conditions involving a pathological process affecting the spinal nerve root. Commonly, this is a herniated nucleus pulposis that anatomically compresses a nerve root within the spinal canal. Another common etiology for radiculopathy is spinal stenosis resulting from a combination of degenerative spondylosis, ligament hypertrophy, and spondylolisthesi...

Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is commonly used procedure for spinal fusion. However, there are no reports describing anterior cage dislodgement after surgery. This report is a rare case of anterior dislodgement of fusion cage after TLIF for the treatment of isthmic spondylolisthesis with lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV). A 51-year-old man underwent TLIF at L4-5 with post...

BACKGROUND Pseudomeningocele, an extradural collection of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), has only been rarely reported to occur spontaneously in conjunction with isthmic spondylolisthesis (with lysis) in the lumbar spine. CASE DESCRIPTION A 68-year-old male presented with low back pain and neurogenic claudication of several years duration without any history of trauma, epidural spine injections, ...

Spondylolysis is aunilateral or bilateralanatomical defect of pars interarticularis vertebral arch and commonly occurs at L5-S1 level (85-95%) L4-5level (5-15%). It one the most common causes lower back pain (LBP), prevalent in approximately 6% population can progress to spondylolisthesiswhich turn cause radiculopathy. Although majority patients may remain asymptomatic, symptomatic early stages...