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Spondylolisthesis

Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis

Peer-Reviewed Article

Spondylolisthesis is a condition where a vertebra slips over the vertebra below it. When spondylolisthesis occurs due to spondylolysis, the condition is called isthmic spondylolisthesis.

Spondylolisthesis in the lumbar spine

Overview

Isthmic spondylolisthesis in L5 and sacrum.

Isthmic Spondylolisthesis

Spondylolisthesis in the lumbar spine

Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis

Profile view of the lumbar spine showing grade 4 spondylolisthesis of the L5 over the sacrum.

Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

Video

Anterior view of spondylosis in the facet joints of the lumbar spine.

Spondylosis Video

Posterior view of isthmic spondylolisthesis in the lumbar spine.

Isthmic Spondylolisthesis Video

Posterior view degenerative spondylolilsthesis in the legs.

Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Video

Anterior view of lumbar spondylolysis in L5.

Lumbar Spondylolysis Video

Four grades of degenerative spondylolisthesis

L4-L5 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Animation

Anterior view of torso highlighting the lumbosacral joint

L5-S1 Isthmic Spondylolisthesis Animation

Symptoms

Spondylolysis in the lumbar spine

Symptoms and Diagnosis of Spondylolysis

Isthmic Spondylolisthesis causing pain in the legs.

Isthmic Spondylolisthesis Symptoms

Woman in pain and a close up of the shift in vertebra causing degenerative spondylolisthesis.

Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Symptoms

Causes and Diagnosis

Double helix of the human DNA.

Understanding the Causes and Diagnosis of Isthmic Spondylolisthesis

Treatment

Anterior view of degenerative spondylolisthesis in the lumbar spine.

Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Treatment

Spondylolysis in L5 and S1.

Spondylolysis Treatment

Posterior view of a PLIF implant in the the lumbar spine nerve roots.

Nonsurgical Treatment for Isthmic Spondylolisthesis

Anterior view of Spondylolisthesis in L4-L5.

Surgery for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

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