Preoperative evaluation of adult isthmic spondylolisthesis with diskography.

Orthopedics
Max W CohenRichard A Balderston

Abstract

Fourteen consecutive patients with a diagnosis of isthmic spondylolisthesis (grade I and II) underwent provocative lumbar diskography (L2-S1) to evaluate the disk adjacent to the spondylolisthesis. Seven (50%) of 14 patients had concordant pain at the disk above the slip and 2 patients had no pain at the slip level. Surgical treatment included anteroposterior fusion of the slip level and any adjacent concordant levels. Clinical results included 3 excellent, 7 good, 2 fair, and 1 poor outcome. This data supports the hypothesis that the disk adjacent to an isthmic slip is predisposed to symptomatic degeneration in the adult patient with axial pain. It does not prove that a fusion is indicated or that clinical outcomes would be improved with this approach.

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Jan 1, 2005·Journal of Chiropractic Medicine·Daniel W Haun, Norman W Kettner

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