Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4227668 | European Journal of Radiology | 2009 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Disc displacement in patients with spondylolisthesis is predominately in a cephalad and lateral direction. Although this disc displacement pattern can occur in patients without spondylolisthesis, its incidence is much greater in the subset of patients with concomitant spondylolisthesis. In the setting of acquired osseous narrowing of the exit foramen, this described pattern of disc displacement superiorly and laterally in spondylolisthesis increases the susceptibility of spondylolisthesis patients to radicular symptoms and accounts for the exiting nerve root being more commonly affected than the traversing nerve root.
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Authors
P.J. MacMahon, D.H. Taylor, D. Duke, D.D. Brennan, S.J. Eustace,