Degenerative spondylolisthesis is believed to result from chronic intersegmental instability. [8] Degenerative changes of both the facet joints and the intervertebral disk cause the slip ...

Sagittal facet joint orientation is increased in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis compared with the normal population, decreasing resistance to normal shear forces. The differential ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis indicated that facet tropism is associated with lumbar disc herniation and degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis, suggesting that variations in facet joint ...

Results showed treatment of degenerative spondylolisthesis in agreement with surgeon recommendations to perform decompression with fusion may not be associated with improved outcomes compared with ...

While spondylosis is a general term for degenerative changes in the spine, spondylolisthesis specifically refers to the displacement of vertebrae. Both conditions may coexist in some cases ...

Spondylolisthesis is most common in older adults, called degenerative spondylolisthesis, when the disks that cushion the spaces between spinal bones break down with aging, increasing the risk of a ...

These are the excerpts from an interview conducted with DR. Harindu Wijesinghe (MBBS, MD, MRCP), Consultant Rheumatologist and Specialist in Sports ...