Does the iliolumbar ligament prevent anterior displacement of the fifth lumbar vertebra with defects of the pars?
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We studied 23 patients with spondylolysis of the fifth lumbar vertebra (L5) and 20 with spondylolytic spondylolisthesis at this level. All were more than 40 years of age. The transverse processes at L5 were significantly wider in the former group than in the latter. We also dissected 56 cadavers to study the morphological relationship between the transverse process of L5 and the iliolumbar ligament, and found that the wider transverse process is associated with increased width of the posterior band of the iliolumbar ligament. If a patient with pars defects has wide transverse processes at L5, the lumbosacral junction may be stabilised by wide posterior bands of the iliolumbar ligament and the fifth lumbar vertebra by the ligament, preventing anterior displacement.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume
دوره 82 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000