Multiple levels of lumbar spondylolysis - a case report -.
We report here on an unusual case of multiple levels of asymmetric lumbar spondylolysis in a 19-year-old woman. The patient had severe low back pain of increasing intensity with lumbar instability, which was evident on the dynamic radiographs. MRI demonstrated the presence of abnormalities and the three dimensional CT scan revealed asymmetric complete spondylolysis at the left L2, L3 and L4 levels and the right L1, L2 and L3 levels. This case was treated surgically by posterior and posterolateral fusion at L2-3-4 with intersegmental fixation using pedicle screws and an auto iliac bone graft. The patient was relieved of her low back pain after the surgery.
Park
Kwang-Hwan
KH
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ha
Joong-Won
JW
Kim
Hak-Sun
HS
Moon
Eun-Su
ES
Moon
Seong-Hwan
SH
Lee
Hwan-Mo
HM
Kim
Ho-Joong
HJ
Kim
Ju-Young
JY
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