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A case of consecutive four-level lumbar spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis
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This rare and unusual case is about a 54-year-old female, who has pars fractures involving consecutive four-level bilateral spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis. Due to the increasing intensity with lumbar instability, the patient had severe low back pain. For diagnosis, dynamic X-ray, magnetic resonance, 3D tomography were performed, and bilateral L2-3-4-5 pars fracture and L3-4 spondylolisthesis were observed. This case was treated surgically byspinal canal decompression at L3-4, L4-5 and L5-S1, posterior lumbar interbody fusion at L4–5 and L5–S1, and pedicle screw fixation at L2–S1. The lower back pain disappeared after the surgery.

Keywords : Spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, low back pain

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Article available in :
Volume 1, Issue 4, 2024
Page : 83-85
https://doi.org/10.51271/AJNN-0020
Article Information
Received : 17 Eki 2024
Accepted : 28 Eki 2024
Published : 29 Eki 2024
Corresponding Author :

Sevgi Aslı Doğan: Department of NeuroSurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkiye

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Citation : Kaya M, Doğan SA, Kaçıra T. A case of consecutive four-level lumbar spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis. Acad J Neurol Neurosurg. 2024;1(4):83-85.

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