Spondylolisthesis (Subscribe)  

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...

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
scoliosis is present in> 20% pts who have symptomatic spondylolisthesis but in only 13 per cent of those who have spondylolysis; - incidence of scoliosis is higher in pts w/ dysplastic spondylolisthesis...

Synonyms and related keywords: subluxation, spondyloptosis, spine, vertebra, vertebrae, spinal instability, radiculopathy, neurogenic claudication, postural abnormality, gait abnormality, slip progression, back pain
Contents: Introduction Indications Relevant Anatomy And Contraindications Workup Treatment Complications Outcome And Prognosis Future And Controversies Pictures Bibliography
Author: Amir Vokshoor, MD, Attending staff, Co Director, Neurosurgery and Spine...

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Radiology case 338-4232 Clinical presentation: 58 year old man with 'sciatica' and back pain.
The theca is opacified with water soluble contrast. There is forward slip of L4 upon L5 with narrowing of the L4/L5 disc and adjacent end-plate sclerosis. The theca is distorted and narrowed at the same level. The AP...

The word spondylolisthesis is derived from the Greek words spondylo, meaning spine, and listhesis, meaning to slip or slide. Spondylolisthesis is a descriptive term referring to slippage (usually forward) of a vertebra and the spine above it relative to the vertebra below.
Diagram shows how to grade spondylolisthesis. The 2 arrows,...

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