title: Low back pain with fracture of the pedicle and contralateral spondylolysis. A technique of surgical management.
abstract: We present a 26-year-old athlete with severe low back pain associated with a fracture of a lumbar pedicle and contralateral spondylolysis. The difficulties of diagnosis are discussed together with the subject of segmental pain referral. A technique of operative management is described involving instrumentation of the symptomatic level alone.
authors.affiliation: Royal Devon Hospital, Exeter, England.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Weatherley
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mehdian
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Berghe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D001863:Bone Screws; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013169:Spondylolysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*