Spondylolysis refers to a defect in the pars interarticularis of the vertebra ... Table 1 Differential Diagnosis of Low Back Pain. Perhaps 85 percent of patients with isolated low back pain ...

Young athletes showing signs of notable or severe low back pain should be checked for spondylolysis, also known as a pars interarticularis stress fracture or the breaking of a small connecting ...

Symptoms can include difficulty walking, lower back pain, leg weakness ... is a problem with a section of the vertebra called the pars interarticularis. Type II is further broken down into ...

Direct screw repair of the pars interarticularis ... displayed axial back pain, and 38% had concomitant radiculopathy. The researchers identified bilateral pars defects in 81% and unilateral ...

One of the most common lumbar spine injuries seen in athletes is a stress fracture (spondylolysis) of a small bone (the pars interarticularis ... onset of low back pain, pain that often worsens ...

Considerable literature has been written on the utility of routine radiographs in evaluating patients with low back pain. While the ... et al [9] evaluated 69 pars defects and found that only ...

A 72 year-old man noted chronic low ... or may cause back pain, radicular pain, or neurogenic claudication. It may be caused by a congenital abnormality, but more often results from a stress fracture ...

But after a big hit on the ice, the 16-year-old started feeling severe pain in his lower back. "The way I can ... of a bone structure called the pars interarticularis, which connects the facet ...

Background: Active spondylolysis is an acquired lesion in the pars interarticularis and is a common cause of low back pain in the young athlete. Objectives: To evaluate whether the one-legged ...

This may result in damage to any of the posterior elements of the lumbar vertebrae, but the pars interarticularis ... dancer who had intermittent low back pain radiating to the back of her left ...