title: Treating Traumatic Lumbosacral Spondylolisthesis Using Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with three years follow up.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the surgical outcome of traumatic lumbosacral spondylolisthesis treated using posterior lumbar interbody fusion, and help spine surgeons to determine the treatment strategy.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reviewed retrospectively five cases of traumatic lumbosacral spondylolisthesis treated in our hospital from May 2005 to May 2010. There were four male and one female patient, treated surgically using posterior lumbar interbody fusion. The patients' data including age, neurological status, operation time, blood loss, follow-up periods, X- radiographs and fusion status were collected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the cases were treated using posterior lumbar interbody fusion to realize decompression, reduction and fusion. Solid arthrodesis was found at the 12-month follow-up. No shift or breakage of the instrumentation was found, and all the patients were symptom-free at the last follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Traumatic lumbosacral spondylolisthesis can be treated using posterior lumbar interbody fusion to realize the perfect reduction, decompression, fixation and fusion.
authors.affiliation: Shujie Tang, MD, PhD, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical school, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
authors.forename: Shujie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tang
keywords: Follow-up; Posterior lumbar interbody fusion; Traumatic lumbosacral spondylolisthesis