Factors Associated with the Symptoms of Young Adults with L5 Spondylolysis.

CONCLUSIONS: BMI and adjacent disc and facet degeneration may be associated with the manifestation of disease symptoms in young adults with L5 spondylolysis, and the likelihood of the patient exhibiting symptoms increases with increasing severity of L5-S1 disc degeneration. PMID: 29879775 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29879775?dopt=Abstract

Source: Asian Spine Journal - June 9, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Asian Spine J Source Type: research