Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Is Related to Multiparity and Hysterectomies in Older Women.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

A case-control study.

Objective

To determine whether parity and abdominal surgeries are associated with degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS).

Summary of background data

DS is considered to be a major cause of low back pain (LBP) in the older population, with greater prevalence of DS among women. Because LBP and impaired abdominal muscle function are common during pregnancy and post-partum, parity-related abdominal muscle deficiency, resulting in poor spinal mechanics, could be a factor in the development of DS in women. Indeed a relationship between the number of pregnancies and DS was reported in one study.

Methods

A total of 322 women between the ages of 40 and 80 (149 with DS and 173 controls) filled out a questionnaire providing information abou

SUBMITTER: Cholewicki J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5623604 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature