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Degenerative spondylolisthesis with unilateral spondylolysis

A case report

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Degenerative spondylolisthesis has a different aetiology to that of spondylolisthesis due to bilateral spondylolysis. To our knowledge, a combination of degenerative spondylolisthesis with unilateral spondylolysis has not been described. We report such a case and focus attention on the different mechanisms of spondylolisthesis. The clinical and radiological features of both conditions are clearly illustrated and discussed.

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Le spondylolisthesis dégénératif a une étiopathogénie entièrement différente du spondylolisthesis sur spondylolyse bilatérale. A notre connaissance, une combinaison d'un spondylolisthesis dégénératif et d'une spondylolyse unilatérale n'a jamais été décrite. Le but de cet article est de rapporter un tel cas et d'attirer l'attention sur les différents mécanismes du spondylolisthesis. Les caractéristiques cliniques et radiologiques des deux phénomènes sont clairement illustrés et commentés.

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  1. Orthopaedic Department, Brugmann University Hospital, 4, place van Gehuchten, B-1020, Brussels, Belgium

    R. Gunzburg & J. Wagner

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  1. R. Gunzburg
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Gunzburg, R., Wagner, J. Degenerative spondylolisthesis with unilateral spondylolysis. International Orthopaedics 12, 139–141 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00266979

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