1). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed Meyerding grade-1 spondylolisthesis at L4–L5 (Fig. 2). Given his progressive symptoms and radiographic evidence of lumbar instability, the patient was ...

It also reviews the results of the various interventions to facilitate the surgeon in choosing the appropriate treatment option for any given patient. Degenerative spondylolisthesis is believed to ...

But a higher “grade” — or degree of slippage — case of spondylolisthesis can cause much more severe pain and warrant aggressive treatment. R.J. Martin, a friend of Mangione’s who lived ...