Considerable literature has been written on the utility of routine radiographs in evaluating patients with low back pain. While the utility of planar radiographs in adults with acute pain has been ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Lumbar spondylolysis is a fatigue fracture of the lumbar spine and one of the most common sports injuries that occur during adolescence. Prevention and early detection of lumbar ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed interlaminar percutaneous endoscopic pars decompression may be safe and successful ...

Objective: To describe magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in the lumbar spine in asymptomatic elite adolescent tennis players, to serve as the baseline for a future prospective longitudinal ...

In modern rugby, the spine is subjected to great physical pressure, with an increased number of impacts, on both the cervical and the lumbar spine. This case report illustrates overuse injuries of the ...

Isthmic spondylolisthesis, or spondylolisthesis due to a lesion of the pars interarticularis, is a common source of pain and disability in both the pediatric and adult population. This review examines ...