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Decompression and Spinal Fusion in Low Grade Spondylolisthesis

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Symptomatic spondylolisthesis has three main elements: symptoms due to neurologic compression, progressive spondylolisthesis, and low back pain arising from instability and loss of sagittal balance. This chapter focuses on surgical decompression for neurologic compression and fusion with and without instrumentation for instability. Local segmental balance and global sagittal balance is a key component of adequate treatment and better outcomes.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA

    John R. Dimar II M.D.

  2. Norton Leatherman Spine Center, 210 East Gray Street, Suite 900, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA

    John R. Dimar II M.D.

  3. Norton Leatherman Spine Center, 210 East Gray Street, Suite 900, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA

    Calvin C. Kuo M.D. & Andrew J. Cordiale D.O., M.S.

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  1. Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Adam L. Wollowick

  2. Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA

    Vishal Sarwahi

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Dimar, J.R., Kuo, C.C., Cordiale, A.J. (2015). Decompression and Spinal Fusion in Low Grade Spondylolisthesis. In: Wollowick, A., Sarwahi, V. (eds) Spondylolisthesis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7575-1_12

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