Lumbar Spondylolisthesis

Degenerative spondylolisthesis I: general principles – Full Text

Acta Ortop Mex. Sep-Oct 2020;34(5):324-328. C L García-Ramos Abstract in English, Spanish Lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis is the result of the progression from degenerative changes in the intervertebral disc and facet joints that lead to destabilizing one or more vertebral segments. It is characterized by the anterior sliding of the vertebral body secondary to the sagittalization […]

Quality of Life and Slip Progression in Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Treated Nonoperatively

Cushnie, Duncan, MD Spine: May 15, 2018 – Volume 43 – Issue 10 – p E574–E579 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002429 Study Design. A prospective cohort study of consecutive patients. Objective. Determination of the quality of life (QoL) and prevalence of slip progression in patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis managed nonoperatively. Summary of Background Data. Lumbar spinal stenosis […]

Correction of Grade 2 Spondylolisthesis Following a Non-Surgical Structural Spinal Rehabilitation Protocol Using Lumbar Traction: A Case Study and Selective Review of Literature – Full Text Article

J Radiol Case Rep. 2017 May 31;11(5):13-26. doi: 10.3941/jrcr.v11i5.2924. eCollection 2017 May. Fedorchuk C, Lightstone DF, McRae C, Kaczor D. Abstract OBJECTIVE: Discuss the use of non-surgical spinal rehabilitation protocol in the case of a 69-year-old female with a grade 2 spondylolisthesis. A selective literature review and discussion are provided. CLINICAL FEATURES: A 69-year-old female […]

Lumbar paraspinal muscle morphometry and its correlations with demographic and radiological factors in adult isthmic spondylolisthesis

J Neurosurg Spine. 2016 Jan 15:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] Lumbar paraspinal muscle morphometry and its correlations with demographic and radiological factors in adult isthmic spondylolisthesis: a retrospective review of 120 surgically managed cases. Thakar S, Sivaraju L, Aryan S, Mohan D, Sai Kiran NA, Hegde AS. Author information Abstract OBJECTIVE The objective of this […]

Lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis is not always unstable: clinicobiomechanical evidence

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 Dec 15;39(26):2127-35. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000621. Kazuhiro Hasegawa 1, Ko Kitahara, Haruka Shimoda, Keiji Ishii, Masatoshi Ono, Takao Homma, Kei Watanabe Affiliations expand PMID: 25503940 DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000621 Abstract Study design: A clinicobiomechanical study. Objective: To clarify the clinicobiomechanical characteristics of a segment with lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis (LDS) using an original intraoperative measurement […]

Is medical management effective for lumbar spine disease? 5 key findings

Written by Laura Dyrda | Friday, 01 August 2014 An article recently published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines the medical management of lumbar spine disease to find cost and quality value two years after surgery. The researchers examined 50 patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis, 50 patients with stenosis and 50 patients with disc herniation. […]

Two-year comprehensive medical management of degenerative lumbar spine disease : a value analysis of cost, pain, disability, and quality of life

Two-year comprehensive medical management of degenerative lumbar spine disease (lumbar spondylolisthesis, stenosis, or disc herniation): a value analysis of cost, pain, disability, and quality of life. Parker SL, et al. J Neurosurg Spine. 2014 May 2. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract Object Current health care reform calls for a reduction of procedures and treatments that […]

The relationship between sagittal spinopelvic parameters and the degree of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in young adult patients with low-grade spondylolytic spondylolisthesis

Bone Joint J. 2013 Sep;95-B(9):1239-43. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.95B9.31717. Oh YM, Eun JP. We investigated the relationship between spinopelvic parameters and disc degeneration in young adult patients with spondylolytic spondylolisthesis. A total of 229 men with a mean age of 21 years (18 to 26) with spondylolytic spondylolisthesis were identified. All radiological measurements, including pelvic incidence, sacral […]