Unilateral spondylolysis combined with contralateral lumbar pediculolysis in a military parachutist.
A few cases of unilateral pediculolysis combined with contralateral spondylolysis have been reported, and most of them were related to athletic activities. A case of unilateral spondylolysis combined with contralateral lumbar pediculolysis in a military parachutist is reported. A 34-year-old man experienced low back pain and right sciatica for 3 months. Radiographs revealed a left spondylolysis combined with a right pediculolysis of the L5 vertebra. The patient had parachuted >300 times in the last 5 years. Interbody fusion of L5-S1 was performed, and the patient was free of pain after surgery.
Kim
Keun Su
KS
\Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kim
Young Woo
YW
Kwon
Heum Dai
HD
D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D001863:Bone Screws; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D011859:Radiography; D012585:Sciatica / Q000209:etiology; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013169:Spondylolysis / Q000601:surgery*