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J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1980 May;62-B(2):155-7. Scoliosis in symptomatic spondylolisthesis.McPhee IB, O'Brien JP. The association between spondylolisthesis and scoliosis was studied in 84 patients who presented during a 30-year period with symptomatic spondylolisthesis. The incidence of scoliosis was 42 per cent, the majority of cases being lumbar or thoracolumbar...

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K.- P. Schulitz Internet Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Related Subjects Issue 2-3 1997 Orthopaedic Department of Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany
The current pathways of treatment for spondylolisthesis are presented and discussed on the background of our own experience and the available literature. Special consideration is given to the necessity of a reduction.

J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2003 Dec;11(2):202-6. Degenerative spondylolisthesis at the L4-L5 in a 32-year-old female with previous fusion for idiopathic scoliosis: a case report.Winter RB, Silverman BJ. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. We report a case of degenerative L4-L5 spondylolisthesis in a 32-year-old female who had undergone thoracic...

Bilateral Decompressive Surgery in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Associated With Spondylolisthesis: Unilateral Approach and Use of a Microscope and Tubular Retractor System
from Neurosurgical Focus Posted 09/09/2002
Sylvain Palmer, M.D., Robert Turner, M.D., and Rosemary Palmer, R.N.
Abstract Object: The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility and efficacy of treating spondylolisthesis-related spinal stenosis...

The Effectiveness Of Epidural Steroids In The Treatment Of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

Steven M. Theiss, MD, Birmingham, Ala, from the Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham. J South Orthop Assoc 10(3):164-172, 2001.
Abstract: Isthmic spondylolisthesis, or spondylolisthesis due to a lesion of the pars interarticularis, is a common source of pain and disability in both the pediatric and adult population. This...

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People with lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis who are treated surgically experience substantially better pain relief and gain of function than those who are treated without surgery, according to a study published in the latest issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. May 30, 2007 (Insidermedicine)

Orthochina.org Case Presentation March 2006 Lumbar Kyphosis and Spondylolisthesis

Author: Beth B Froese, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Orthopaedic Associates of DuPage Ltd
Synonyms and related keywords: spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, spinal abnormality, spinal disfunction, SCI, spinal cord injury, low back pain, LBP, disk pain, disc pain, discogenic pain, diskogenic pain
Spondylolysis is a defect in the pars interarticularis...

Synonyms and related keywords: lumbosacral spondylolisthesis, isthmic spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis, hyperextension of the lumbar spine, lumbar spine hyperextension, hyperextended back, hyperextended spine, back pain, lower back pain, low back pain, LBP, spondylolytic spondylolisthesis, lytic spondylolisthesis, pars interarticularis stress fracture, spine stress fracture
Author: Adam E Perrin, MD, FAAFP, Consulting Staff, Spine and...

S Seitsalo Orthopaedic Hospital of the Invalid Foundation, Helsinki, Finland.
We made a retrospective study of 149 children and adolescents with moderate spondylolisthesis (slip less than or equal to 30%), 77 treated by fusion and 72 conservatively at an average follow-up of 13.3 years.

Neurosurg Focus 7(6), 1999. Giovanni La Rosa, M.D., Antonino Germanò, M.D., Alfredo Conti, M.D., Fabio Cacciola, M.D., Gerardo Caruso, M.D., Francesco Tomasello, M.D., Neurosurgical Clinic, University of Messina School of Medicine, Messina, Italy
Surgery for adult patients with lumbar and lumbosacral spondylolisthesis is reserved for those with intractable radiculopathy, claudication, or...

Radiology case 338-776 Clinical presentation: 58 year old obese woman with pain in the back.
There is forward slip of L4 on L5. and sclerosis of the lower lumbar facet joint margins with reduced joint space. Some spurring of the margins of the adjacent vertebrae is also present, implying instability. The relative...

Objectives
List the types of spondylolisthesis described by Wiltse, and fully describe the types seen in children and adolescents
Describe commonly used radiographic parameters used to quantitate the severity of spondylolisthesis
Discuss the etiology of spondylolisthesis
Discuss the risk of progression of a child or adolescent with spondylolisthesis, and factors...