Remodelling of the sacrum in high-grade spondylolisthesis: a report of two cases
André van Ooij, René Weijers, Lodewijk van Rhijn
June 2003, Volume 12, Issue 3, pp 332 - 338 Case Report Read Full Article 10.1007/s00586-002-0521-8
First Online: 01 June 2003
Two young patients are described, who were operated on for high-grade spondylolisthesis. A good posterolateral fusion was achieved, without decompression and without reduction. The clinical course was favourable, the tight hamstring syndrome resolved. Disappearance of the posterior-superior part of the sacrum and of the posterior part of the L5-S1 disc was observed on comparing pre- and postoperative magnetic resonance (MR) images. This resulted in normalisation of the width of the spinal canal. Around the L5 nerve roots in the L5-S1 foramina some fat reappeared. These anatomical changes on MRI could play a role in the disappearance of clinical symptoms.
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