Presentation
History of automatic lower back pain, no history of trauma, no pain radiation no numbness.
Patient Data
Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Pars interarticularis defect
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- the lumbar spine is inclining to the left side on the AP view
- straight lumbar spine on the lateral view
- severely decreased disc space with moderate anterior spondylolisthesis L5-S1 (Meyerding grade II) and pars interarticularis defect is seen
- mild degenerative changes with anterior osteophytes L1 to L3
Case Discussion
An example of a pars interarticularis defect or spondylolysis with associated spondylolisthesis.
Meyerding Classification System of spondylolisthesis.
- grade I: 0-25%
- grade II: 26-50%
- grade III: 51-75%
- grade IV: 76-100%
- grade V (spondyloptosis): >100%
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