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Multilevel Direct Repair Surgery for Three-Level Lumbar Spondylolysis
Joint Authors
Sairyo, Koichi
Shibuya, Isao
Kato, Ko
Dezawa, Akira
Arai, Tetsu
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 45-year-old man presented to our clinic requesting evaluation for surgical treatment of chronic low back pain of more than 20 years duration.
He was diagnosed with 3-level lumbar spondylolysis at L3–5.
Direct repair using the pedicle screw and hook-rod system was conducted for all three levels.
After the surgery, his low back pain completely disappeared.
Six months later, he felt discomfort and heard a metallic sound as he twisted his trunk.
Computed tomography and radiography indicated that the hook head for L3 and the screw head for L4 were interfering with each other, causing the sound.
We confirmed bony union at L3 and removed the L3 system.
Surgeons should be aware of such complications if direct repair using a pedicle screw and hook-rod system is conducted for multilevel spondylolysis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Arai, Tetsu& Sairyo, Koichi& Shibuya, Isao& Kato, Ko& Dezawa, Akira. 2013. Multilevel Direct Repair Surgery for Three-Level Lumbar Spondylolysis. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Arai, Tetsu…[et al.]. Multilevel Direct Repair Surgery for Three-Level Lumbar Spondylolysis. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Arai, Tetsu& Sairyo, Koichi& Shibuya, Isao& Kato, Ko& Dezawa, Akira. Multilevel Direct Repair Surgery for Three-Level Lumbar Spondylolysis. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474276
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-474276