Benign Natural History of Spondylolysis in Adolescence With Midterm Follow-Up

• Published in: Spine deformity Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 134 - 138
• Main Authors: Sousa, Ted, MD, Skaggs, David L., MD, MMM, Chan, Priscella, MS, Yamaguchi, Kent T., MD, Borgella, Jerald, BS, Lee, Christopher, MD, Sawyer, Jeffrey, MD, Moisan, Alice, RN, Flynn, John M., MD, Gunderson, Melissa, BA, Hresko, M. Timothy, MD, D'Hemecourt, Pierre, MD, Andras, Lindsay M., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Elsevier Inc 01.03.2017; Springer International Publishing
• Subjects: Adolescent; Back Pain - diagnostic imaging; Back Pain - etiology; Back Pain - therapy; Case Series; Child; Child, Preschool; Conservative; Conservative Treatment - methods; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Medicine & Public Health; Nonoperative; Orthopedics; Radiography - methods; Radiography - statistics & numerical data; Radiology; Retrospective Studies; Return to Sport - statistics & numerical data; Severity of Illness Index; Spondylolysis; Spondylolysis - complications; Spondylolysis - diagnostic imaging; Spondylolysis - therapy; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Radiology; Nonoperative; Spondylolysis; Conservative; Adolescent

Abstract Study Design Retrospective chart review. Objectives To use the Micheli Functional Scale to assess adolescent patients with spondylolysis treated conservatively at midterm follow-up. Summary of Background Spondylolysis is a common source of back pain for adolescents and is generally managed...