Lumbar spondylolysis is a common cause of low back pain in adolescent athletes. It is a unilateral or bilateral defect of the pars interarticularis. The cause is still a matter of debate. A wide range ...

The general aetiology, diagnosis, and treatment of spondylolysis, a bone defect in the pars interarticularis of the vertebra ... undergo sudden anteversion with sudden hyperextension of the lumbar ...

Isthmic spondylolisthesis, or spondylolisthesis due to a lesion of the pars interarticularis, is a common source of pain and disability in both the pediatric and adult population. This review ...

The findings indicate that the lumbar pars interarticularis, where spondylolysis occurs, is repeatedly stressed on the nonpitching side more in pitchers than in fielders. This research group has ...

Stress fractures in the lumbar spine often involve an area of the vertebra called the pars interarticularis–pars ... to instability of the spine and even greater dangers. These pars defect fractures ...

Snyder and colleagues concluded that direct screw repair of the pars interarticularis defect may be a more minimally invasive procedure than the more commonly used pedicle screw-hook approach.

Excessive extension or hinging from one segment of the lumbar vertebrae causes spondylolysis (making you a spondy), better known as stress fracture to the pars interarticularis. Spondylolysis is ...

Lumbar Spondylolithesis: (Left ... but more often results from a stress fracture or degenerative changes in the pars interarticularis (the area of bone at the point where the pedicle meets the lamina, ...

Routine studies have previously consisted of anteroposterior and lateral lumbar ... the pars, though their utility has been questioned. Saifuddin et al [9] evaluated 69 pars defects and found ...

Lumbar Spondylolisthesis ... but more often results from a stress fracture or degenerative changes in the pars interarticularis (the area of bone at the point where the pedicle meets the lamina, ...