Lumbar Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis: Multimedia

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Clinical guidelines:
Diagnosis and treatment of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. North American Spine Society - Medical Specialty Society.  2008.  133 pages.  NGC:006568

Guidelines for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 9: fusion in patients with stenosis and spondylolisthesis. American Association of Neurological Surgeons - Medical Specialty Society
Congress of Neurological Surgeons - Professional Association.  2005 Jun.  7 pages.  NGC:005370

Clinical trials:
Clinical Outcomes of the Trinica(R) Anterior Lumbar Plate: Fixed Screws vs. Variable Screws

Greenwich Lumbar Stenosis SLIP Study

Pilot Study to Assess Safety/Prelimary Effectiveness of Prefix in Subjects With Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) Undergoing Spine Fusion Surgery

Posterior Lateral Fusion (PLF) With Dynesys

Prospective Clinical Evaluation of the New Aegis Plate for Anterior Interbody Fusions

Keywords

spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, low back pain, LBP, hamstring, disk pain, disc pain, discogenic pain, diskogenic pain, hamstrings, radiculopathy, lumbar stenosis, lumbar spinal stenosis, foraminal stenosis, pars defect, pars interarticularis, interarticularis, isthmic, nerve impingement, spondylolytic, tight hamstrings, pars fracture, spinal abnormality, spinal dysfunction

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