L5 pars defect

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard , 10 Sep 2009
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Frank Gaillard, 23 May 2019

Updates to Case Attributes

Body was removed:
  • -<p>L5 <a href="/articles/pars-defect">pars defect</a></p>
Age was set to Adult.
Diagnostic Certainty was set to .

Systems changed:

  • Spine

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

L5A lucency through the pars interarticularlis of the L5 vertebral body is noted with grade 1 anterolisthesis. Features are of a pars defect. It is unclear from this single image if unilateral or bilateral.

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