This online course will discuss:
- STRESS FRACTURE OF THE PARS INTERARTICULARIS/LUMBAR SPONDYLOLYSIS
Terminology
Clinical presentation
Imaging
Pathogenesis
Management of lumbar spondylolysis
The key management goal for active spondylolytic bone stress injury are the resolution of symptoms, bone healing, return to pre-injury function and avoidance of recurrence. All four goals are interrelated and bone healing is key to the process. Conservative management can produce excellent critical and radiological outcomes, particularly in young athletic populations.
- SPONDYLOLISTHESIS
Clinical features
Treatment
- ACUTE RADICULOPATHY +/- NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION
Clinical features
Treatment
- VERTEBRAL ENDPLATE OEDEMA
Treatment