TY - JOUR
T1 - Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis in the Adolescent Athlete
AU - Kukreja, Mohit
AU - Hecht, Andrew C.
AU - Tortolani, P. Justin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - Spondylolysis in athletes represents a spectrum of injuries to the pars interarticularis due to overuse. These injuries are becoming more prevalent with year-round sports participation for skeletally immature athletes. The mechanism entails abnormal trauma to normal bone with repetitive lumbar extension. The injury begins as a unilateral stress response or bone bruise seen on MRI and then can progress to unicortical fracture, followed by bicortical fracture. Continued stress can ultimately lead to spondylolisthesis, which can have lifelong implications. This chapter reviews the current literature and expert opinion regarding the demographics, presentation, evaluation, and management of these injuries in athletes.
AB - Spondylolysis in athletes represents a spectrum of injuries to the pars interarticularis due to overuse. These injuries are becoming more prevalent with year-round sports participation for skeletally immature athletes. The mechanism entails abnormal trauma to normal bone with repetitive lumbar extension. The injury begins as a unilateral stress response or bone bruise seen on MRI and then can progress to unicortical fracture, followed by bicortical fracture. Continued stress can ultimately lead to spondylolisthesis, which can have lifelong implications. This chapter reviews the current literature and expert opinion regarding the demographics, presentation, evaluation, and management of these injuries in athletes.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.semss.2020.100804
DO - 10.1016/j.semss.2020.100804
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85086565155
SN - 1040-7383
VL - 32
JO - Seminars in Spine Surgery
JF - Seminars in Spine Surgery
IS - 3
M1 - 100804
ER -