OPTIMAL CHOICE OF SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR LUMBAR SPONDYLOLISTHESI

Spondylolisthesis occurs in 3-4% of the population and causes lumbosacral pain in 8-10% of cases. Spondylolisthesis can be caused by degenerative changes in the intervertebral disc and vertebral joints (degenerative spondylolisthesis) or by a defect in the joints that usually connect the vertebrae together. This defect can be congenital, i.e. based on spondylolysis (true spondylolisthesis) or develop as a result of trauma (posttraumatic spondylolisthesis). Lumbar spondylolisthesis is one of the most severe forms of spinal pathology.