Postoperative spondylolisthesis.
@article{Sienkiewicz1987PostoperativeS, title={Postoperative spondylolisthesis.}, author={Piotr Sienkiewicz and T. Flatley}, journal={Clinical orthopaedics and related research}, year={1987}, volume={221}, pages={ 172-80 } }
The conditions and clinical significance of postlaminectomy spondylolisthesis were investigated in eight cases of lumbar spondylolisthesis, including five with slips not present at the time of decompression and three with progression of previously observed degenerative slips. All were women with an average age of 62 years. The major instability occurred at the L4-L5 level in seven of the eight cases. Either bilateral facetectomy or transection of the pars interarticularis had been part of the… CONTINUE READING
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