Modified Buck's method for the treatment of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis

ABSTRACT

20 patients who had symptomatic spondylolysis and Grade I spondylolisthesis, were treated using the Buck's method for internal fixation with screws and bone grafting of the defect of the pars interarticularis. 12 of them were males and 8 were females. The average age at the operation was 22 years. After an average period of follow-up of 30 months, the results were satisfactory in 80% of the patients