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SPONDYLOLYSIS [6 records]

Record 1 2015-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
CONT

A plain posteroanterior view of the lumbar spine revealed bilateral spondylolysis of inferior articular processes of the L4 vertebra.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vertèbres et moelle
CONT

Une spondylolyse bilatérale peut être à l'origine d'un glissement antérieur de la vertèbre L5 par rapport au sacrum (spondylolisthésis).

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A defect developing in one or both sides of the neural arch of usually the fifth, and occasionally the fourth, lumbar vertebra, resulting in a loss of bony continuity of the pars interarticularis. Once thought to be a congenital defect, it is now known to develop during postnatal life. It may also represent a stress fracture from often-repeated stresses or an ordinary fracture from a single injury. The precise etiology of spondylolysis, however, remains obscure.

OBS

When bilateral defects are present, the anterior vertebral body may slip forward while the posterior arch remains behind; the result is a true spondylolisthesis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Solution de continuité uni- ou bilatérale de l'arc vertébral postérieur passant au niveau de l'isthme interarticulaire. La cause précise de la spondylolyse demeure incertaine. Il peut s'agir d'une lésion congénitale ou acquise au cours de la période de croissance, mais elle peut aussi être en rapport avec un traumatisme unique ou des microtraumatismes répétitifs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
OBS

Tipos de espondiloslisis: displásica, ístmica, degenerativa, traumática y patológica.

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Record 3 1996-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
CONT

We report on four children with cervical spondylolysis. One of the children presented a two-level spondylolysis C5C6.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vertèbres et moelle
CONT

Il n'a pas été signalé de spondylolyse cervicale sur 2 niveaux adjacents.

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

Cervical spondylolysis in the child is a rare congenital disorder. It must be distinguished from the congenital absence of a pedicle and from a pedicle or isthmic fracture. It is a lesion which is normally discovered once the patient has turned adult and is very well long term tolerated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
CONT

La spondylolyse cervicale chez l'enfant reste rare. Cette lésion doit être distinguée d'abord de l'absence congénitale d'un pédicule [...] et de la fracture pédiculaire ou isthmique.

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
CONT

Cervical spondylolysis in the child is a rare congenital disorder. It must be distinguished from the congenital absence of a pedicle and from a pedicle or isthmic fracture. It is a lesion which is normally discovered once the patient has turned adult and is very well long term tolerated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vertèbres et moelle
CONT

La spondylolyse cervicale chez l'enfant reste rare. Cette lésion doit être distinguée d'abord de l'absence congénitale d'un pédicule [...] et de la fracture pédiculaire ou isthmique.

Spanish

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Record 6 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A sign of defective ossification in the pars interarticularis of a vertebra(spondylolysis). On oblique views of the lumbar spine, the appearance of the posterior elements has been likened to that of a scotty dog. The pedicle and transverse process form the eye and nose; the superior and inferior articular processes form the ear and leg; and the pars interarticularis forms the neck. A defect in the pars interarticularis thus appears as a collar around the neck of the scotty dog. [From MESRO, 1984, vol. 3., pp. 21, 26 and EISER, 1984, p. 372. ]

OBS

It is now believed that the majority of these lesions are attributable to stress fractures of one or both sides of the neural arch through the relatively weak pars interarticularis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Image de spondylolyse isthmique, c'est-à-dire d'insuffisance d'ossification de l'isthme vertébral, visible sur les clichés de trois quarts. Cette zone mal ossifiée est responsable du «collier» du petit chien de Lachapèle. [D'après WACKV, 1983, p. 135.]

Spanish

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