The Place of Vertebrectomy in the Treatment of Spondylolisthesis/Spondyloptosis Helton Defino DEFINITION Spondyloptosis represents the most advanced and severe degree of spondylolisthesis, when the L5 body is located below the…
Pedicle Navigation in Spondylothesis C. Bolger M. Bourlion Pedicle screw fixation has been widely used for stabilization of the spine for conditions such as trauma, deformity, tumors, and the degenerative…
Surgical Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Simple Decompression without Fusion Gianluca Cinotti Degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) is a complex condition characterized by the forward slipping of a lumbar vertebra with an intact…
Progression and Surgical Management of Isthmic Spondylolisthesis in Adults Yizhar Floman Although isthmic spondylolisthesis is often referred to as a congenital anomaly, it is well documented that spondylolysis usually evolves…
Treatment of Adult, Low-Grade, Isthmic Spondylolisthesis: What Is the Evidence? A. W. J. Vreeling W. C. H. Jacobs M. de Kleuver Low-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis in adults occurs in approximately 5%…
Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF) in Spondylolisthesis P. Suchomel P. Barsa P. Buchvald Despite a large number of patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis treated surgically worldwide, it remains controversial whether reduction…
Video-Assisted ALIF with Cage and Anterior Plate Fixation for L5-S1 Spondylolisthesis S. Aunoble D. Hoste B. Bley Y. Basso L. Villet F. Liquois P. Donkersloot J. C. Le Huec Anterior…
Spondylolisthesis Stabilization and Reduction through MIS Approach Anthony P. Fabrizi Mino Zucchelli Andrea Barbanera We can define minimally invasive surgery (MIS) as a procedure that allows less extensive manipulation of…
The Economics of Spondylolysis Rikke Soegaard Finn Bjarke Christensen The methodology and adaptation of health economics has emerged rapidly over the past decades. From cost-of-illness studies, which describe the economic…
A New Spondylolisthesis Reduction Technique Abraham Rogozinski Chaim Rogozinski Open reduction of high-grade spondylolisthesis in combination with posterior instrumentation and fusion is intended to restore sagittal balance, reduce the slip…
