Traumatic spondylolysis--a case report.
The repeated minor stress of sport can produce a fatigue fracture of the neural arch. A case of unilateral spondylolysis progressing to bilateral defects and developing spondylolisthesis is described. A review of the literature is presented and the aetiology of spondylolysis is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000209:etiology*; D013169:Spondylolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014142:Track and Field