anterolisthesis

^[1]^[2]^[3]

Introduction

Forward subluxation of the body of a vertebra on the vertebra below.

not associated with changes in lumbar disc height
most commmon at L4^[2]
factors related to anterolisthesis
- increased pedicle-facet angle^[1]
- W-shaped facet joint^[1]
- decrease in facet angle of caudal cervical facet joints^[3]
loss of anterior cervical disc height promotes anterolisthesis^[3]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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
↑ ^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
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 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