Repair of the defect in spondylolysis or minimal degrees of spondylolisthesis by segmental wire fixation and bone grafting.
Twenty-two patients with spondylolysis and minimal degrees of spondylolisthesis have been treated with repair of the defect by segmental wire fixation and bone grafting. Twenty-one patients are available for follow-up. Eighty percent of the patients obtained good to excellent results, and 90% obtained solid fusion of the pars defect. The technique would appear to have the greatest use in patients less than 30 years of age with minimal degrees of displacement.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D001864:Bone Wires; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D010146:Pain; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013169:Spondylolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*