Contralateral pedicular fracture with unilateral spondylolysis.
Although most authors regard contralateral pedicular fracture with unilateral spondylolysis as an unstable condition and recommend surgical management when immobilization fails in promoting bony healing of the fracture, few researchers have investigated the natural history of pedicle fracture or the causal relationship between symptoms and the fracture. In addition, there are no detailed guidelines that address the management of this disease. We report a rare case of contralateral pedicular fracture associated with unilateral spondylolysis at the L5 level which was successfully treated by rehabilitation with activity modification.
Jeong
In-Ho
IH
Department of Neurosurgery, Miraero 21 Medical Center, Gwangju, Korea.
Hwang
Eai-Hong
EH
Bae
Weon-Tae
WT