Surgical treatment of spondylolisthesis by bone grafting and direct stabilization of spondylolysis by means of a hook screw.
A new method of treating a spondylolisthesis by means of bone grafting and a special hook screw is reported. With this method, the "restitutio ad integrum" of spondylolysis and at least partial reduction of a grade-I spondylolisthesis can be achieved. The surgical technique is simple. Ten patients in our series of 12 showed good or excellent results.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws; D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000601:surgery*; D013169:Spondylolysis / Q000601:surgery*