Spondylolisthesis

* Degenerative spondylolisthesis occurs when laxness in the spine causes one vertebra to slide forward and press against nerves, causing pain in the back and legs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I have osteoarthritis, and spondylolisthesis, which is a displacement of the bones in my spine. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He said I had spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, and scoliosis, and that if I didn't have this surgery right away I'd be in a wheelchair and/or incontinent. ❋ Francine Hardaway (2011)

A year and a half later, when he was on the mend and had learned to walk and ride a bike all over again, he was diagnosed with spondylolisthesis. ❋ Nancy Ruhling (2011)

For more extensive spinal stenosis, or when a patient also has other conditions, such as scoliosis or spondylolisthesis, surgeons may also need to perform a spinal fusion. ❋ Jilian Mincer (2011)

The results from the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial, or Sport, echo findings it reported last April involving degenerative spondylolisthesis, another common spinal problem. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Analogous to this is what the accoucheurs call spondylolisthesis. ❋ Unknown (1896)

She continues to have treatment for spondylolisthesis and has missed school through her treatment and the problems of the condition. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There are several common other potential sources and causes of back pain: these include spinal disc herniation and degenerative disc disease or isthmic spondylolisthesis, osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease) and spinal stenosis, trauma, cancer, infection, fractures, and inflammatory disease. ❋ Unknown (2010)

* Spinal stenosis from lumbar disc herniation, degenerative joint disease, or spondylolisthesis ❋ Unknown (2010)

A group of children who underwent fusion surgery for spondylolisthesis in the lumbar spine 30 years ago showed a clear reduction in back pain when followed up seven years later. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The latest study is a long-term follow-up of around 40 patients with high-grade spondylolisthesis who underwent surgery as children to fuse the vertebrae together in order to prevent further movement and the risk of the symptoms worsening. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Orthopaedic Surgery and Chief of the Orthopaedic Spine Service at Harborview Medical Center, discusses the results of conventional open decompression and fusion techniques for a disorder described as degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis and stenosis using evidence-based medicine techniques. ❋ Unknown (2010)