spondylolisthesis

IPA: spˈɑndˈaɪɫɑɫʌsθˈisʌs

(medicine) A forward displacement of a vertebra over a lower vertebra, due to a congenital defect or injury.

Examples of "spondylolisthesis" in Sentences

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Degenerative spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis.
If there is no slippage, then there is no spondylolisthesis.
Spondylolysis is the most common cause of spondylolisthesis.
Spondylolisthesis would rarely result in a lateral curvature.
The most common spondylolisthesis occurs with slipping of L4 on L5.
Pathologic spondylolisthesis is the last type and is also very rare.
Isthmic spondylolisthesis is the most common form of spondylolisthesis.
In the most severe cases of spondylolisthesis cauda equina syndrome can result.
I have osteoarthritis, and spondylolisthesis, which is a displacement of the bones in my spine.
A year and a half later, when he was on the mend and had learned to walk and ride a bike all over again, he was diagnosed with spondylolisthesis.
He said I had spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, and scoliosis, and that if I didn't have this surgery right away I'd be in a wheelchair and/or incontinent.
* Degenerative spondylolisthesis occurs when laxness in the spine causes one vertebra to slide forward and press against nerves, causing pain in the back and legs.
For more extensive spinal stenosis, or when a patient also has other conditions, such as scoliosis or spondylolisthesis, surgeons may also need to perform a spinal fusion.
The results from the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial, or Sport, echo findings it reported last April involving degenerative spondylolisthesis, another common spinal problem.