spondylolisthesis
Sign in to saveSpondylolisthesis refers to a condition in which one spinal vertebra slips out of place compared to another. While some medical dictionaries define spondylolisthesis specifically as the forward or anterior displacement of a vertebra over the vertebra inferior to it (or the sacrum), it is often defined in medical textbooks as displacement in any direction.
Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Spondylolisthesis
- Medical condition.synonyms
- Olisthesis
- Medical condition.image
- SpondylolisthesisL5S1.jpg
- Medical condition.caption
- X-ray of the lateral lumbar spine with a grade III anterolisthesis at the L5-S1 level
- Medical condition.field
- Orthopedics
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Research
8,982 papers- [Spondylolisthesis].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2024
- [Spondylolisthesis].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023
- High-Grade Lumbar Spondylolisthesis.Neurosurgery clinics of North America · 2019
- Unusual spondylolisthesis.Spine · 2005
- Isthmic spondylolisthesis.Neurosurgical focus · 2002
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Article
24 sectionsContents
- Types
- Anterolisthesis
- Classification
- By causes
- By location
- Severity
- Instability
- Signs and symptoms
- Physical exam
- Observation
- Palpation
- Maneuvers
- Diagnostic imaging
- Plain radiography (X-ray)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Computed tomography (CT)
- Treatment
- Conservative
- Surgical
- Retrolisthesis
- History
- See also
- References
- External links
Spondylolisthesis refers to a condition in which one spinal vertebra slips out of place compared to another. While some medical dictionaries define spondylolisthesis specifically as the forward or anterior displacement of a vertebra over the vertebra inferior to it (or the sacrum), it is often defined in medical textbooks as displacement in any direction.
Spondylolisthesis is graded based upon the degree of slippage of one vertebral body relative to the subsequent adjacent vertebral body. Spondylolisthesis is classified as one of the six major etiologies: degenerative, traumatic, dysplastic, isthmic, pathologic, or post-surgical. Spondylolisthesis most commonly occurs in the lumbar spine, primarily at the L5-S1 level, with the L5 vertebral body anteriorly translating over the S1 vertebral body.