Recent trends in the surgical repair of spondylolysis /
الوسائل الحديثة فى اصلاح شروخ الاجهاد بالجزء الخلفى من الفقرات القطنية
John Atef Hanna ; Supervised Hany Mohammady , Ahmed Morrah , Wael Koptan
- Cairo : John Atef Hanna , 2009
- 118 P. : facsimiles ; 25cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Spondylolysis is a fatigue fracture in the pars interarticularis due to repetitive mechanical stresses on the spine. Its occurs in about 506% of the population and young people are more likely to develop sondylolysis. Spondylolysis causes low back paim. Investigations include plain x-rays, computed tomography, SPECT and MRI