Fellander-Tsai and Micheli 22 presented a report of two cases, a 16 year old female volleyball player and a 16 year old male soccer player who had spondylolysis at L5. In both cases, the initial ...

Objective: To determine whether the location of spondylolysis in the lumbar spine of athletes ... Most complete fractures were at L5 (66.7%) and more were found at L3 (15.7%) than L4 (6.9%). However, ...

Purpose: For patients who suffered from L5 spondylolysis and fail to improve using conservative treatment, the best surgical strategy remains controversial. This study compares the efficacy of the ...

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 review ...

Spondylolysis is a common condition characterized by a defect in the pars interarticularis of the vertebrae, often leading to low back pain, particularly in young athletes. This condition is ...

Lumbar spondylolysis is a common condition characterized by a defect in the pars interarticularis of the lumbar vertebrae, often resulting from repetitive stress or overuse, particularly in young ...

What are spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis? Spondylolysis (spon-dee-low-LYE-sis) means spine defect. Children with this condition have a problem in the bones (vertebrae) of their lower back. Doctors ...

Johns Hopkins orthpaedic surgeon Paul Sponseller discusses spondylolysis — also known as lumbar stress fractures — and the causes and treatments of this condition. Spondylolysis is a defect or stress ...

The radiographic severity at lumbar intervertebral levels from L1/2 to L5/S was determined by Kellgren/Lawrence (KL) grading. Results: In the overall population the prevalence of radiographic ...

Despite the large number of treatment options available, some specific recommendations for the treatment of spondylolithesis and spondylolysis can be made. In adolescents with symptomatic ...

Figure 4: 1-year postoperative CT scan demonstrating successful interbody fusion at L4–L5. Spondylolysis is a common degenerative spine condition characterized by defects in the pars interarticularis.