Spondylolisthesis Volume 5 - Issue 4

Mohamed Mostafa Mossaad*

• Professor of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Zagazig University Egypt

Received: August 18, 2020;   Published: September 10, 2020

Corresponding author: Dr. Mohamed Mostafa Mossaad, Professor of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Zagazig University Egypt

DOI: 10.32474/RRHOAJ.2020.05.000219

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Abstract

Spondylolysis refers to a posterior defect in the vertebral body at the pars interarticularis. Usually, this defect is due to trauma or from a chronic repetitive loading and hyperextension. If this instability results in translation of the vertebral body, spondylolisthesis has occurred. This process requires a fracture or deformation of the posterior spine elements creating an elongation of the pars. This condition occurs in all ages with the underlying cause varying based on age group. If the slip progresses to the point of neurologic compromise, then surgical intervention may be required to decompress and stabilize the affected segments

Introduction, Natural History, and Pathogenesis of Spondylolisthesis| Classification| Clinical Presentation| Treatment Spondylolysis| Low-Grade Spondylolisthesis| High-Grade Spondylolisthesis| Degenerative Spondylolisthesis| References|