Dysplastic Spondylolisthesis
Cards (2)
- Spondylolisthesis – Dysplastic (pts in adolescence):
- Congenital defect of facets (upper S1 or lower L5 facets)
- No pars interarticularis fracture, but pars can elongate causing slippage of L5 over S1
- Pain often in adolescence
- Likely to progress
- Possible presentation of neurological symptoms
- Probably presents with Phalen-Dickson Sign:
- Tight hamstrings
- Lordotic posture
- Bent knees
- Flexed hips
- Waddling gait
- Spondylolisthesis – Dysplastic (pts in adolescence):
- Dysplastic Spondylolisthesis - pts in adolescence
- Congenital defect of facets (upper S1 or lower L5 facets)
- No pars interarticularis fracture, but pars can elongate causing slippage of L5 over S1
- Pain often in adolescence
- Likely to progress
- Possible presentation of neurological symptoms
- Probably presents with Phalen-Dickson Sign:
- Tight hamstrings
- Lordotic posture
- Bent knees
- Flexed hips
- Waddling gait