Spondylosis Spondylolisthesis and Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

Spondylolysis, Spondylolisthesis and Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 The anatomy of the neural arch of the lumbar spine, with references to
spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, and degenerative spondylolisthesis 1
2 Biomechanics of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis 11
3 Biomechanics of spondylolysis with reference to its etiology, diagnosis,
treatment, and slippage 21
4 Mechanics of neurological impingement 29
5 Isthmic and degenerative spondylolisthesis : when does it hurt and why? 37
6 Imaging of lumbar spondylolisthesis 47
7 The value of bone scintigraphy and CT scan in diagnosis and treatment of
active spondylolysis in elite athletes 59
8 Dynamic MRI using the upright or positional MRI scanner 67
9 Classification of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis 79
10 Children 85
11 Sport, spondylolysis, and spondylolysthesis 89
12 Conservative treatment : children 93
13 Natural evolution and conservative treatment of adult spondylolisthesis 101
14 Spondylolisthesis and bracing : a critical literature review 111
15 Rehabilitation 117
16 Surgical treatment of high-grade spondylolisthesis : an analysis of 18
patients 123
17 Direct repair of the pars interarticularis for spondylolysis 135
18 Isthmic reconstruction with pedicle screws and a V-shaped rod in
spondylolysis without degenerative disk disease 143
19 Treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis and related unstable spinal lesions :
the usefullness of PLIF with cages and semirigid interpedicular posterior
fixation for circumferential arthrodesis and prevention of adjacent
degeneration 153
20 A new spondylolisthesis reduction technique 163
21 Spondylolisthesis stabilization and reduction through MIS approach 171
22 The economics of spondylolysis 177
23 Video-assisted ALIF with cage and anterior plate fixation for L5-S1
spondylolisthesis 187
24 Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) in spondylolisthesis 195
25 Treatment of adult, low-grade, isthmic, spondylolisthesis : what is the
evidence? 203
26 Progression and surgical management of isthmic spondylolisthesis in adults
211
27 Surgical treatment of degenerative spondylolisthesis : simple decompression
without fusion 221
28 Pedicle navigation in spondylolisthesis 227
29 Bone graft alternatives in spinal surgery 237
30 The place of vertebrectomy in the treatment of
spondylolisthesis/spondyloptosis 257
31 Surgery for spondylolisthesis : RCT evidence from the cochrane review 263
32 The use of outcome scales in the management of spondylolysis 271
33 The problem of instrumentation in poorer countries 277
34 Clinical outcome following surgical treatment of spondylolysis 283