Spine update. Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1995 May 1;20(9):1084-90. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199505000-00018.

Abstract

Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis associated with spinal stenosis is a common condition of the aging spine. This article presents a detailed description of the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and nonoperative and operative intervention of this condition.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laminectomy
  • Leg
  • Low Back Pain / etiology
  • Lumbar Vertebrae* / diagnostic imaging
  • Lumbar Vertebrae* / surgery
  • Male
  • Pain / etiology
  • Spinal Stenosis / complications
  • Spinal Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Spinal Stenosis / therapy
  • Spondylolisthesis* / complications
  • Spondylolisthesis* / diagnosis
  • Spondylolisthesis* / therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed