Title of article :
Transpedicular Screws for Fusion of the Lumbosacral Spine in Treatment of Spondylolithesis
Author/Authors :
SABER, SAMIR General Organization of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes - Department of Neurosurgery, Egypt , ZAMZAM, SAUDI General Organization of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes - Department of Orthopedics, Egypt , HOSNY, GAMAL General Organization of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes - Department of Orthopedics, Egypt
Abstract :
62 adult patients presented with spondylolithesis received surgical treatment in the form of Iaminectomy; discectomy and removal of pars interarticularis with decompression of the nerve root on the symptomatic side and posterolateral fixation by Transpedicular screws . in the period between July 1995 and January 2003, and the patients were evaluated at an average follow-up period of 21 months. In our study females were 38 cases and males were 24 cases and the average age of both was 42 years. The results were excellent in 34 cases, good in IS cases, fair in 9 cases and we have 3 patients with poor results, still complaining of low back pain and sciatica.
Keywords :
Fixation , Spondylolithesis
Journal title :
The Medical Journal of Cairo University
Journal title :
The Medical Journal of Cairo University