Spondylolysis in the adolescent athlete is a common problem. MRI is a good study for
diagnosis, although further studies need to be done in order to show its advantages over …

Recent observations indicate that the cross-sectional area (CSA) of vertebral bodies is on
average 10% smaller in healthy newborn girls than in newborn boys, a striking difference …

The lumbar shape in females is thought to be unique, compensating for lumbar
hyperlordosis. Yet, the morphological adaptation of various vertebral parameters in the …

Study Design. A cross-sectional comparison of vertebral morphology and lumbar lordosis
(LL) in adolescents with and without spondylolysis. Objective. To test the hypothesis that in …

Increasing numbers of active adolescents will lead to increasing complaints of back pain
seen by the primary care physician. Recent epidemiological studies have suggested a …

OBJECTIVE: This case report describes the evaluation and conservative management of
mechanical low back pain secondary to multiple-level lumbar spondylolysis with …

Quantifying the human vertebral geometry is important for accurate medical procedures. We
aimed to characterize the neural arch (NA) shape at T1‐L5. All T1‐L5 dry vertebrae (N …

The aim of this study is to reveal the association between lumbar spondylolysis and several
radiologic parameters, which had been suggested to be significant. The authors examine …

Objectives To assess how pars interarticularis fracture characteristics on T1-VIBE and STIR
MRI relate to healing and identify anatomical parameters that may impact healing. Materials …

Purpose Most morphometric studies on lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) have
focused solely on the L4–L5 slipped level, neglecting the shape of the entire lumbar …