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Spondylolisthesis patients without symptoms do not need to be treated. [41] Non-operative management, also referred to as conservative treatment, is the recommended treatment for spondylolisthesis in most cases with or without neurological symptoms. [42] Most patients with spondylolisthesis respond to conservative treatment. [41]
This means there's no rupture and minimal or no slippage (spondylolisthesis). During this surgery, the doctor focuses on the fractured part of the vertebra. They use a metallic device, like a small wire, hook, screw, or rod, to connect the two sides of the broken bone and keep the vertebra stable. This helps the bone stay in place and heal.
Retrolisthesis can be classified as a form of spondylolisthesis, since spondylolisthesis is often defined in the literature as displacement in any direction. [1] [2] Yet, medical dictionaries usually define spondylolisthesis specifically as the forward or anterior displacement of a vertebra over the vertebra inferior to it (or the sacrum).
Spondylosis is the degeneration of the vertebral column from any cause. In the more narrow sense, it refers to spinal osteoarthritis, the age-related degeneration of the spinal column, which is the most common cause of spondylosis.
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If the cause is spondylolisthesis or spinal stenosis, surgery appears to provide pain relief for up to two years. [56] For non-discogenic sciatica, the surgical treatment is typically a nerve decompression. A decompression seeks to remove tissue around the nerve that may be compressing it or restricting movement of the nerve. [57] [58] [59]