Characteristics and diagnostic factors associated with fresh lumbar spondylolysis in elementary school-aged children.

Yuta TsukagoshiMakoto KamegayaMasaki TatsumuraYohei TomaruHiroshi KamadaMitsuaki MoritaTakashi SaisuShinsen NomuraYoshiyasu IkezawaMasashi Yamazaki

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 (2020)

L5 lumbar spondylolysis, L5 SBO, and contralateral pars defect were important diagnostic factors in elementary school-aged patients. Identification of these characteristics will aid in prompt diagnosis and proper therapy.

Keyphrases

physical activity
minimally invasive
end stage renal disease
mental health
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
young adults
prognostic factors