The prevalence of lumbar spondylolysis in young children: a retrospective analysis using CT.

Thibaut LemoineJoseph FournierThierry OdentCatherine Sembély-TaveauPauline MerendaDominique SirinelliBaptiste Morel

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2017)

We observed a prevalence peak of unilateral spondylolysis in the context of a specific malformation in young infants under age 4 with normal pelvic incidence, and, then, a progressive increase in the prevalence of bilateral isolated spondylolysis.

Keyphrases

risk factors
computed tomography
minimally invasive
magnetic resonance imaging
rectal cancer
image quality
middle aged
case report