background & aim: spondylolisthesis is a visible deformity in lumbosacral region with vertebral slip and fracture or other deformities of pars interarticularis. this study aims at investigating the characteristics of spondylolisthesis surgery in operated patients. methods & materials/patients: this is a retrospective study which included all the patients who had undergone spondylolisthesis surg...

BACKGROUND The SPORT (Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial) reported favorable surgery outcomes over 2 years among patients with stenosis with and without degenerative spondylolisthesis, but the economic value of these surgeries is uncertain. OBJECTIVE To assess the short-term cost-effectiveness of spine surgery relative to nonoperative care for stenosis alone and for stenosis with spondylol...

Background & Aim: Spondylolisthesis is a visible deformity in lumbosacral region with vertebral slip and fracture or other deformities of pars interarticularis. This study aims at investigating the characteristics of spondylolisthesis surgery in operated patients. Methods & Materials/Patients: This is a retrospective study which included all the patients who had undergone spondylolisthesis ...

STUDY DESIGN A questionnaire survey. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the effect of patient age, dynamic instability, and/or low back pain on the treatment of patients with a degenerative spondylolisthesis, and if the operative approach is affected by surgeon specialty, location, or practice model. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA The classic treatment for patients with symptomati...

Physical therapy is the first line of treatment for adults with symptoms from degenerative spondylolisthesis. Surgical management is offered when nonoperative options have not adequately relieved symptoms. We performed PubMed literature search with the word ‘spondylolisthesis’, and updated till September 18, 2016. We selected original research data involving surgical treatment of degenerative s...

PURPOSE To compare early outcome of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) for lytic versus degenerative spondylolisthesis. METHODS 14 women and 8 men aged 20 to 60 (mean, 36) years underwent TLIF for lytic (n=15) or degenerative (n=7) spondylolisthesis. Of the 15 patients with lytic spondylolisthesis, 9 involved L4/ L5 and 6 L5/S1. Of the 7 patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis...

STUDY DESIGN A subanalysis study. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of multilevel lumbar stenosis with or without degenerative spondylolisthesis compared to single level disease on patients' baseline symptoms and clinical outcomes over time. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Previous studies have demonstrated better clinical outcomes with surgery than nonoperative tre...

STUDY DESIGN Prospective clinical study. OBJECTIVE To test whether elastic stabilization with the Dynesys system (Zimmer Spine, Minneapolis, MN) provides enough stability to prevent further progression of spondylolisthesis as well as instability after decompression for spinal stenosis with degenerative spondylolisthesis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA In spinal stenosis with degenerative spondy...