title: Treatment of L5-S1 spondyloptosis with single-stage surgery through the posterior approach--case report.
abstract: A 21-year-old male patient with L5-S1 spondyloptosis was treated by total L-5 laminectomy with foraminotomy and posterior fusion through the posterior approach. His complaints of severe low back pain and limited spine mobility were resolved. No new deficits occurred. The surgical management of spondyloptosis includes one-, two-, or three-stage operations with posterior, anterior, or combined approaches. Careful posterior decompression and posterior fusion without reduction may be adequate for the treatment of L5-S1 spondyloptosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey. hkayali@gata.edu.tr
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kayali
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kahraman
authors.forename: Sait
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sirin
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Atabey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012447:Sacrum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed