L5 Spondylolysis and Accelerating Osteoarthritic Changes in L5-S1 Facet Joints

نویسندگان
Moallem, Seyed Mohammad Hassan ID 1
Omidi-Kashani, Farzad ID 2
Rafeemanesh, Ehsan ID 3
Pezeshki Rad, Masoud ID 4
Khadem Rezaiyan, Majid ID 5

1 Orthopedic Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

2 Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

3 Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

4 Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

5 Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

doi
10.32598/JROSJ.8.3.140.2
چکیده

Background: Spondylolysis is a defect in the pars interarticularis of the vertebra. The defect changes the biomechanical stresses and probably causes the degenerative process in the adjacent facet joints.  Objectives: In this study, we aimed to assess the effect of L5 spondylolysis on the osteoarthritis process of adjacent L5-S1 facet joints.  ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Spondylolysis, Zygapophyseal joint, Osteoarthritis, Facet arthrosis