title: [Surgical treatment of spondylolisthesis in Gabon].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Spondylolisthesis is a spinal disease revealed by lombalgia and/or lombosciatalgia, which may persist under medical treatment and physiotherapy. Indications for surgery are impairing symptoms and emergency conditions. We report outcome in 21 patients (14 women, 7 men, aged from 30 to 60 years old) who underwent surgery for isthmic (n = 10) and degenerative (n = 11) spondylolisthesis. Radiographic staging was: I in seven patients, II in ten, and III in four.
  
  
  METHODS
  Many techniques were used: simple laminectomy (n = 4), Gill's operation (n = 4), Lapras' technique (n = 4), and Roy-Camille instrumentation (n = 9).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Immediate and long-term postoperative follow-up of sixteen patients confirm good results: excellent outcome in eleven patients, good in four, and fair in one.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Considering social and economic factors, we prefer Lapras' technique which provides very satisfactory results.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurochirurgie, Fondation Jeanne-Ebori, BP 212, Libreville, Gabon. ibabajose@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Iba Ba
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mwanyombet
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nkoghe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Assengone Zeh
authors.forename: P-Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Chouteau
authors.forename: P-M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Loembe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005681:Gabon; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome