Traumatic L4-5 Spondylolisthesis: case report and literature review
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Rohit Jindal Manish Pruthi Sudhir Garg Raj Bahadur Sharma
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
We report a case of traumatic L4/L5 spondylolisthesis caused by fall of heavy weight on the back of a construction worker. CT scan showed dislocation of left L4/5 facet with fracture of right L5 facet. MRI showed ruptured intervertebral disc suggestive of acute lesion. The patient was treated surgically 7 days after the injury and posterior L3/4/5 instrumentation with posterolateral and posterior lumbar interbody fusion using mesh cage. At 18-month follow-up, reduction was maintained and solid fusion of interbody and posterolateral grafts was achieved
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol DOI 10.1007/s00590-011-0773-2 Received: 26 December 2010 / Accepted: 1 February 2011
