TY - JOUR
T1 - Conservative management of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis
AU - Metkar, Umesh
AU - Shepard, Nicholas
AU - Cho, Woojin
AU - Sharan, Alok
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2014/12/1
Y1 - 2014/12/1
N2 - Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis are pathologic defects that can cause low back pain. While they are often asymptomatic, a thorough radiologic evaluation and correlation with the clinical presentation is necessary to guide appropriate intervention. The physician[U+05F3]s role in these cases is a timely diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up given the risk of progression that accompanies this type of pathology. Conservative management is currently the first-line for many instances of mild-to-moderate spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis, with the goal of pain relief and return of function.
AB - Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis are pathologic defects that can cause low back pain. While they are often asymptomatic, a thorough radiologic evaluation and correlation with the clinical presentation is necessary to guide appropriate intervention. The physician[U+05F3]s role in these cases is a timely diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up given the risk of progression that accompanies this type of pathology. Conservative management is currently the first-line for many instances of mild-to-moderate spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis, with the goal of pain relief and return of function.
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U2 - 10.1053/j.semss.2014.09.004
DO - 10.1053/j.semss.2014.09.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84915828103
SN - 1040-7383
VL - 26
SP - 225
EP - 229
JO - Seminars in Spine Surgery
JF - Seminars in Spine Surgery
IS - 4
ER -