Surgical treatment of spondylolisthesis by bone grafting and direct stabilization of spondylolysis by means of a hook screw

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg (1978). 1984;103(3):175-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00435550.

Abstract

A new method of treating a spondylolisthesis by means of bone grafting and a special hook screw is reported. With this method, the "restitutio ad integrum" of spondylolysis and at least partial reduction of a grade-I spondylolisthesis can be achieved. The surgical technique is simple. Ten patients in our series of 12 showed good or excellent results.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Bone Screws*
  • Child
  • Equipment Design
  • Humans
  • Ilium / transplantation*
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / surgery*
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Spondylolisthesis / surgery*
  • Spondylolysis / surgery*