Radiological Diagnosis of Adult Cases Presenting with Symptomatic Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital

ABSTRACT

Background: The term spondylolisthesis is derived from two Greek word Spondo (Vertebrate) and disthenein (to slip)  .The first  written description is given by Herbiniaur, a Belgian obstetneiae. Aim:- To Radiological diagnosis of Symptomatic Lumbar Spondylolisthesis in adults . Methods: 422 patients each of spondylolisthesis in age group 18 – 60 year were included in this study. This study conducted in department of orthopedics over a period of one year. Results: In this present study , patients were included who have back ache. 422 (8.3%) were with spondylolisthesis and 4698 (91.7%) cases were without spondylolisthesis. From the 422 patients 24 were male and 174 were female. From the 422 patients with spondylolisthesis, (24.6% ) most of the cases were belong to 46-52 age group in male and 39-45 in case of female. Conclusion: Both Surgical and conservative management have benefit of cases showing with symptomatic lumbar spondylolisthesis. In most of the cases treat by non-operative.