Isthmic spondylolysis is found in about 4–6% of the population The vast majority of radiographically evident pars defects develop during early childhood without symptoms Spondylolysis occurs more ...

Isthmic spondylolisthesis, or spondylolisthesis due to a lesion of the pars interarticularis, is a common source of pain and disability in both the pediatric and adult population. This review ...

Saifuddin et al [9] evaluated 69 pars defects and found that only about one third of the defects were oriented in a plane that could be reliably visualized on oblique radiographs.Yet, when ...

The Magpies have refused to give up hope that Elliott – who has been battling the debilitating pars defect injury – may return later in the year. But that seems highly unlikely given he has not played ...