Painful Spondylolisthesis in a Two-Year-Old Child

Spondylolisthesis is considered one of the common causes of back pain in children. There are far fewer cases reported in children under the age of 4 years. However, all patients described were diagnosed by radiographic examination in a workup for other congenital or musculoskeletal abnormalities. Th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pediatric orthopaedics 1995-03, Vol.15 (2), p.199-201
Hauptverfasser: Lucey, Stephen D, Gross, Richard
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Spondylolisthesis is considered one of the common causes of back pain in children. There are far fewer cases reported in children under the age of 4 years. However, all patients described were diagnosed by radiographic examination in a workup for other congenital or musculoskeletal abnormalities. This report describes a 2-year-old girl who presented with low back pain and was subsequently diagnosed with spondylolisthesis.
ISSN:0271-6798
1539-2570
DOI:10.1097/01241398-199515020-00013