This case involved a very promising 19 year old fast bowler who developed bilateral L5 spondylolysis, diagnosed radiologically, after he had experienced an acute episode while playing for his county ...

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halcyon.com Aim—To provide an understanding of the current concepts in the natural history, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of spondylolysis based on the available medical literature.

The study emphasized the importance of conservative treatment approaches, including rest and physical therapy, for managing these injuries[4]. Overall, the management of lumbar spondylolysis and ...

Managing spondylolysis effectively is crucial, especially since it can significantly impact an athlete's performance and quality of life. Recent research has focused on various treatment ...

We present a case report of a 33-year-old woman with back pain for several months which was resistant to medical treatment. Thoracolumbar MRI and multidetector CT showed an aneurysmal bone cyst ...

Johns Hopkins orthpaedic surgeon Paul Sponseller discusses spondylolysis — also known as lumbar stress fractures — and the causes and treatments of this condition. Spondylolysis is a defect or stress ...

This review examines the current diagnostic and treatment options for patients with this condition. It also reviews the results of the various interventions to facilitate the surgeon in choosing ...

The patient had negative autoimmune and TB screen. CT abdomen/pelvis and CT lumbosacral spine that showed mild diverticular disease and bilateral L5 spondylolysis with L5-S1 spondylotic changes.

The radiographic severity at lumbar intervertebral levels from L1/2 to L5/S was determined by Kellgren/Lawrence (KL) grading. Results: In the overall population the prevalence of radiographic ...

Radiographs of the lumbar spine demonstrated degenerative disc disease at L4–L5, with associated ... Instability caused by spondylolysis can lead to vertebral subluxation, called spondylolisthesis.