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retrolisthesis
Posterior subluxation of the body of a vertebra on the vertebra below.
Epidemiology:
1) 1% of adults
2) no gender preference
Pathology:
1) associated with decreased disc height [1]
2) most common at L2 [2]
3) loss of posterior cervical disc height promotes retrolisthesis [3]
Clinical manifestations:
- increased prevalence of spinal problems
- difficulty walking
Management:
- see spondylolisthesis
Specific
anterolisthesis
General
spondylolisthesis (listhesis, olisthesis)
References
- Vogt MT, Rubin DA, Palermo L, Christianson L, Kang JD,
Nevitt MC, Cauley JA.
Lumbar spine listhesis in older African American women.
Spine J. 2003 Jul-Aug;3(4):255-61.
PMID: 14589183
- Iguchi T, Wakami T, Kurihara A, Kasahara K, Yoshiya S,
Nishida K.
Lumbar multilevel degenerative spondylolisthesis: radiological
evaluation and factors related to anterolisthesis and
retrolisthesis.
J Spinal Disord Tech. 2002 Apr;15(2):93-9.
PMID: 11927816
- Pellengahr C, Pfahler M, Kuhr M, Hohmann D.
Influence of facet joint angles and asymmetric disk collapse
on degenerative olisthesis of the cervical spine.
Orthopedics. 2000 Jul;23(7):697-701.
PMID: 10917245