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...

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...

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...

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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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...

Conclusion In the current series, patients improving Pelvic Tilt after fusion were found to achieve good clinical outcomes in degenerative spondylolisthesis. Overall, our findings show that it is important to quantify sagittal spinopelvic parameters and promote sagittal balance when performing lumbar fusion for degenerative spondylolisthesis.
The impact of sagittal balance on clinical...

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...

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...

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...

Objective: To compare baseline characteristics and surgical and nonoperative outcomes between degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) and spinal stenosis (SPS) patients.
Conclusion: Overall, DS and SPS patients had similar baseline characteristics. However, DS patients improved more with surgery than SPS patients. Future studies should probably not combine these heterogeneous patient populations.
Degenerative Spondylolisthesis versus...

Spondylolisthesis
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.

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...

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,...

Orthochina.org Case Presentation March 2006 Lumbar Kyphosis and Spondylolisthesis

Degenerative spondylolisthesis at the L4–L5 in a 32-year-old female with previous fusion for idiopathic scoliosis: A case report Winter & Silverman JOS 2003 11(2) 202-206

The Effectiveness Of Epidural Steroids In The Treatment Of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

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)

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.

Informative video that shows how spondylolisthesis occurs and how it can cause low back pain and leg pain (sciatica).

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Comprehensive overview including physical and radiologic examinations as well as surgical and non-surgical treatments.

From Neurosurgical Focus
Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis With a Total Posterior Arthroplasty Prosthesis: Implant Description, Surgical Technique, and a Prospective Report on 29 Patients
Posted 05/16/2007 Paul Mcafee, M.D.1; Larry T. Khoo, M.D.2; Luiz Pimenta, M.D.3; Andy Capuccino, M.D.4; Domagoj Coric, M.D.5; Robert Hes, M.D.6; Bart Conix, M.D.6; Farbod Asgarzadie, M.D.2; Azmi...

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Analysis of a study using this treatment. D.C. Sutton, M.D., T.J. Albert, M.D., R.A. Balderston, M.D., L.Wang, M.D., S.S.Han, M.D., D. Jaffe, B.S. Expert

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