Considerable literature has been written on the utility of routine radiographs in evaluating patients with low back pain. While the utility of planar radiographs in adults with acute pain has been ...

reportedly had spinal surgery for chronic back pain caused by spondylolisthesis. Spondylolisthesis occurs when a vertebra slips forward out of place onto the vertebra below, explained Jessica Stark, ...

The comparative effectiveness of performing instrumented (rigid pedicle screws affixed to titanium alloy rods) lumbar spinal fusion in addition to decompressive laminectomy in patients with ...

In patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis, it is uncertain whether decompression surgery alone is noninferior to decompression with instrumented fusion. We conducted ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion performed with a biplanar expandable cage may be a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW ORLEANS — Patients 80 years and older displayed better health outcomes from surgical treatment of lumbar ...

Degenerative spondylolisthesis is a condition in the spine where one vertebral body slips or slides forward over another. The condition generally occurs in patients older than 50 years of age, and ...

Isthmic spondylolisthesis, or spondylolisthesis due to a lesion of the pars interarticularis, is a common source of pain and disability in both the pediatric and adult population. This review examines ...

Luigi Mangione, the person charged with murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, reportedly had spinal surgery for chronic back pain caused by spondylolisthesis. Spondylolisthesis occurs when a ...