Unilateral spondylolysis combined with contralateral lumbar pediculolysis in a military parachutist

J Spinal Disord Tech. 2006 Feb;19(1):65-7. doi: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000161230.87271.f3.

Abstract

A few cases of unilateral pediculolysis combined with contralateral spondylolysis have been reported, and most of them were related to athletic activities. A case of unilateral spondylolysis combined with contralateral lumbar pediculolysis in a military parachutist is reported. A 34-year-old man experienced low back pain and right sciatica for 3 months. Radiographs revealed a left spondylolysis combined with a right pediculolysis of the L5 vertebra. The patient had parachuted >300 times in the last 5 years. Interbody fusion of L5-S1 was performed, and the patient was free of pain after surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aerospace Medicine*
  • Bone Screws
  • Humans
  • Low Back Pain / etiology
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / surgery
  • Male
  • Military Personnel*
  • Radiography
  • Sciatica / etiology
  • Spinal Fractures / surgery*
  • Spinal Fusion*
  • Spondylolysis / surgery*