Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis

Case contributed by Ahmed Abdrabou , 11 Feb 2014
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 30 Jan 2022

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Pars interarticularis defect occurs following stress or repititiverepetitive microtrauma. Bilateral pars fracture may lead tospondylolisthesis with the vertebra slipped on the vertebra below dragging its nerve root against the normally placed disc (so termed-termed pseudobulge) which results in patient's symptomatology.

  • -<p>Pars interarticularis defect occurs following stress or repititive microtrauma. Bilateral pars fracture may lead to <a href="/articles/spondylolisthesis-1">spondylolithesis </a>with the vertebra slipped on the vertebra below dragging its nerve root against the normally placed disc (so termed pseudobulge) which results in patient's symptomatology.</p>
  • +<p>Pars interarticularis defect occurs following stress or repetitive microtrauma. Bilateral pars fracture may lead to <a href="/articles/spondylolisthesis-1">spondylolisthesis</a> with the vertebra slipped on the vertebra below dragging its nerve root against the normally placed disc (so-termed pseudobulge) which results in patient's symptomatology.</p>

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