Best Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis Therapy Options

Spondylolisthesis & spondylolysis is a condition in which as final segment moves forward or slips forward on the adjacent segment beneath it. The three most common causes of spotless thesis or as follows:

  1. Traumatic events such as slip and falls
  2. Degenerative arthritis or wear and tear
  3. Genetics or congenital factors

Slip and falls or the traumatic events that cause spondylolisthesis and the degenerative form resulting from premature wear and tear of the spine are the developmental types of spondylolisthesis. In addition to the developmental type, an inherited condition also exists. And the inherited or congenital type of spondylolisthesis results from pars defects.

Patients presenting where the congenital form or pars defect diagnosed as spondylolisthesis with spondylolysis. Spondylolysis refers to a missing part or destroyed part. The part that is missing is a thin bone near the spinal joint known as pars interarticular.

Spondylolisthesis with congenital forms of spondylolysis is also known as spondylolisthesis with a pars defect. Those with a traumatic form of spondylolisthesis with spondylolysis are termed as spondylolisthesis with a pars fracture.

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