Clinical features of patients with pars defects identified in adulthood

Conclusions Approximately 90 % of patients with terminal-stage spondylolysis that was first diagnosed in adulthood involved the L5. Also, about 40 % had no history of athletic activity or experience of LBP during their growth period. In addition, only some patients with L5 spondylolysis had SBO, and all but one of these patients was male. This suggests that male patients with L5 spondylolysis may have some congenital predisposition.
Source: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research