Degenerative spondylolisthesis is believed to result from chronic intersegmental instability. [8] Degenerative changes of both the facet joints and the intervertebral disk cause the slip ...

Traditionally, the surgical management of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis consisted of decompressive laminectomy alone. In 1985, Lombardi and colleagues [7] reported the results of 47 ...

There are several types of the condition. Degenerative spondylolisthesis is the most common; it happens as the body ages and the soft-tissue discs that separate the vertebrae break down.

Spondylolisthesis is most common in older adults, called degenerative spondylolisthesis, when the disks that cushion the spaces between spinal bones break down with aging, increasing the risk of a ...