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Need expert advice. what in the world is spondylothesis?
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Change in alignment: Spondylolisthesis is a term used to describe a slip of one vertebrae in relation an adjacent vertebrae. The condition can be congenital (you are born with it) or degenerative (due to wear and tear on the joints of the spine) or traumatic (from a fracture or ligamentous injury).
Answered 7/21/2014
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A spine deformity: A spondylolisthesis is a shifting of one vertebral bone over another. Spondylo means spine and listhesis means slip. Sometimes you can feel the step off that this can create when running a hand over the middle of someone's back that has this. There are various types due to origin: congenital , traumatic and degenerative the most common.
Answered 8/8/2017
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