Traumatic Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A Systematic Review and Case Series.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Systematic review and case series.

Objectives

Any acute injury to the posterior elements of the lumbar spine resulting in listhesis is considered a traumatic spondylolisthesis. This rare injury caused by high-energy trauma is variably described in the literature as fracture-dislocation, where only case reports and series have been published. Our objectives were to propose evidence-based treatment recommendations and a new classification system for this injury.

Methods

A systematic review of literature from PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane without time frame limitations was performed, which included 77 level IV and V articles and 9 patients as case series in the analysis.

Results

A total of 125 cases were reviewed with mean age of 30.5 years. Half of th

SUBMITTER: Ver MLP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6745646 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature