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Results of screw osteosynthesis in spondylolysis and low-grade spondylolisthesis

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Nineteen patients with spondylolysis and low-degree spondylolisthesis were treated with bone grafting and osteosynthesis of the pars defect with the Morscher hook screw (16 cases) or with Buck's procedure (three cases). Eighteen patients had a followup examination. In the age-group 9–16 years (ten patients) there were 80% excellent or good results with fusion, whereas in the adult group (eight cases) the majority had poor results. It seems that the operative techniques which we applied are useful in juvenile patients; adults require a more reliable fixation.

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Bei neunzehn Patienten mit einer Spondylolyse oder einer geringgradigen Spondylolisthesis wurde eine Osteosynthese sowie eine Spongiosaplastik der Lyse im Isthmusbereich durchgeführt. In sechzehn Fällen kam die Hakenschraube nach Morscher zur Anwendung, in drei Fällen die Verschraubung nach Buck. Achtzehn Patienten konnten nachuntersucht werden. Die Resultate in der Altersgruppe der Neun- bis Sechzehnjährigen (zehn Patienten) waren in 80% sehr gut, in der Gruppe der Erwachsenen (acht Patienten) fanden sich jedoch überwiegend unbefriedigende Ergebnisse. Die angewandten Osteosynthesetechniken eigneten sich für jugendliche Patienten, Erwachsene benötigen unserer Ansicht nach eine stabilere osteosynthetische Versorgung.

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Winter, M., Jani, L. Results of screw osteosynthesis in spondylolysis and low-grade spondylolisthesis. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 108, 96–99 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00932163

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