THE INCIDENCE OF SPONDYLOLYSIS AND SPONDYLOLISTHESIS IN NON-AMBULATORY PATIENTS
THE INCIDENCE OF SPONDYLOLYSIS AND SPONDYLOLISTHESIS IN NON-AMBULATORY PATIENTS
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DOI:
10.1097/00007632-198101000-00005
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
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影响因子:
3
通讯作者:
FRIEDMAN, B
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作者:
ROSENBERG, NJ;BARGAR, WL;FRIEDMAN, B
Radiographs were obtained of the lumbosacral spines of 143 patients who never walked. Frequencies of spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis and other spinal abnormalities were determined. The average age of the patients was 27 yr, with a range of 11-93 yr. Underlying diagnoses responsible for the nonambulatory status varied, but cerebral palsy predominated. No case of spondylolysis or spondylolisthesis was detected, and when compared to the 5.8% incidence in the general population, this finding is significant at the P < 0.001 level. Incidences of spina bifida (8.4%) and of transitional vertebrae (10.9%) are similar to those in the general population. Scoliosis was found in 49% and vertebral body height was increased in 32.9%. Degenerative changes occurred in only 2.8%. Apparently, spondylolysis and isthmic spondylolisthesis represent a fatigue fracture resulting from activities associated with ambulation.