retrolisthesis
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Introduction
Posterior subluxation of the body of a vertebra on the vertebra below.
Epidemiology
- 1% of adults
- no gender preference
Pathology
- associated with decreased disc height[1]
- most common at L2[2]
- loss of posterior cervical disc height promotes retrolisthesis[3]
Clinical manifestations
- increased prevalence of spinal problems
- difficulty walking
Management
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References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Vogt MT, Rubin DA, Palermo L, Christianson L, Kang JD, Nevitt MC, Cauley JA. Lumbar spine listhesis in older African American women. Spine J. 2003 Jul-Aug;3(4):255-61. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14589183
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Iguchi T, Wakami T, Kurihara A, Kasahara K, Yoshiya S, Nishida K. Lumbar multilevel degenerative spondylolisthesis: radiological evaluation and factors related to anterolisthesis and retrolisthesis. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2002 Apr;15(2):93-9. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11927816
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Pellengahr C, Pfahler M, Kuhr M, Hohmann D. Influence of facet joint angles and asymmetric disk collapse on degenerative olisthesis of the cervical spine. Orthopedics. 2000 Jul;23(7):697-701. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10917245