TY - BOOK AU - John Atef Hanna AU - Ahmed Nabwy Morrah , AU - Hany Mohammady , AU - Wael Mohamed Tawfik Koptan , TI - Recent trends in the surgical repair of spondylolysis / PY - 2009/// CY - Cairo : PB - John Atef Hanna , KW - Repair KW - Spondylolisthesis KW - Spondylolysis N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Orthopedic Surgery; Issued also as CD N2 - 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 ER -