ALLMedicine™ Spondylolisthesis Center

May 20th, 2022 - Discuss non-surgical spinal rehabilitation for a 27-year-old male with thoracic and lumbosacral spondylolistheses. A selective literature review and discussion are provided. A 27-year-old male presented with severe, 8/10 mid and low back pain. Ini...

May 16th, 2022 - We assessed the efficacy of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) in patients with low-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis. We included 24 symptomatic patients who underwent MIS-TLIF between December 2017 and December 20...

May 12th, 2022 - Traumatic spondylolisthesis of the axis (TSA) with bilateral pars interarticularis fracture (a pattern also known as Hangman's fractures) accounts for 4-5% of all cervical fractures. Various classification systems have been described to assist the...

May 7th, 2022 - The authors investigated a new standardized technique for evaluating lumbar stability in lumbar lateral flexion-extension (LFE) radiographs. For patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis, a three-part fulcrum with a support platform that included a s...

May 6th, 2022 - The LimiFlex™ Paraspinous Tension Band is a new stabilization option for patients being treated with surgical decompression for degenerative spondylolisthesis. The LimiFlex does not require pedicle screws to anchor to the spine; instead, two dynam...

Dec 19th, 2015 - The North American Spine Society's (NASS) Evidence-Based Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis features evidence-based recommendations for diagnosing and treating degenerative lumbar spondyloli...

May 6th, 2022 - The LimiFlex™ Paraspinous Tension Band is a new stabilization option for patients being treated with surgical decompression for degenerative spondylolisthesis. The LimiFlex does not require pedicle screws to anchor to the spine; instead, two dynam...

Apr 7th, 2022 - This is a prospective observational study to the aim of investigating the effectiveness and safety of integrative Korean medicine treatment (generally consisting of herbal medicine, Chuna manual medicine, bee venom pharmacopuncture and pharmacopun...

Mar 29th, 2022 - The investigators conducted a multicenter, prospective, randomized trial among patients with at least 6 weeks of sciatic pain to determine whether a strategy of PRF in addition to TFESI leads to better outcomes during the first year than does a st...

Feb 23rd, 2022 - In this Prospective, Global (multi center), Post Market Release (PMR) Study, Patients will be submitted to a single or double level instrumented fusion procedure using a PLIF, TLIF, ALIF, OLIF, DLIF or MIDLF technique via a minimally invasive proc...

Feb 23rd, 2022 - Spondylolysis is as stress fracture in the pars interarticularis of the vertebral arch most commonly occurring in the lower lumbar spine. Spondylolisthesis is the forward displacement of a vertebra, especially the fifth lumbar vertebra, most commo...

Aug 25th, 2021 - Researchers are learning more about the advantages of adding fusion to decompression surgery for patients with grade 1 lumbar spondylolisthesis. In a study with more than 600 participants, researchers determined that those who underwent fusion plu...

Aug 5th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two years after patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis are treated with decompression surgery, those who skip spinal fusion do just as well as those who receive it, according to a new open-label noninferior...

Jul 12th, 2021 - Physicians have often been found negligent for leaving a foreign object in a patient during surgery. In this malpractice case, however, the anesthesiologist claimed no knowledge or ownership of an item found in the patient's spine after surgery — ...

Jun 8th, 2020 - The inevitable consequences of aging finally hit me last year, at age 64. Before then, I was a (reasonably) healthy, active person.

May 13th, 2016 - CHICAGO — An innovative, minimally invasive endoscopic approach to lumbar fusion spinal surgery under conscious sedation shows success as a feasible alternative to traditional lumbar spine fusion, allowing for faster recovery without general anest...