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2267617

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-2-11
pubmed:abstractText
To clarify the natural course of degenerative spondylolisthesis, the mechanism and progression of disk slippage were studied clinically and radiographically in 40 patients. Progressive slippage was observed in 12 patients (30%). No progression of slippage was noted in patients who showed narrowing of the intervertebral disk, spur formation, subcartilaginous sclerosis, or ossification of ligaments. These suggest that the mechanisms of spinal restabilization prevent progression of the disease. General joint laxity was observed in many patients (65%), and this was believed to be involved in the pathogenic mechanism of this disease. There was no correlation between the clinical symptoms and progression of slippage. These findings suggest that careful consideration of the natural mechanisms of spinal restabilization as well as the natural course of the disease is important.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0362-2436
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1204-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-7-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Natural history of degenerative spondylolisthesis. Pathogenesis and natural course of the slippage.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports