Spondylolisthesis causes instability of the vertebral column and can occur to due to a number of causes. Diagnosis involves clinical examination and imaging modalities. Conservative and surgical management techniques have been employed. Spondylolisthesis occurs due to anterior displacement of a vertebral body in relation to the lower vertebras resulting in a misalignment of the spinal column.
The morphological defect usually involves the pars interarticularis. Facet joint arthropathy and posterior neural arch developmental defects also contribute to the pathology. It most commonly affects the fifth lumbar vertebrae causing it to slip forward over the first sacral vertebrae. There are five distinct types described based on etiological and anatomical factors: Dysplastic or congenital spondylolisthesis, as the name suggest, it is true congenital form arising from defects of neural arch and…
