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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 111-116 |
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Retrolisthesis: An update
Sahar Zaidi, Shibli Nuhmani, Jyoti Jalwan
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Shibli Nuhmani
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences, Hamdard University, New Delhi
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1319-6308.156321
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Retrolisthesis is the posterior displacement of one vertebral body with respect to the adjacent vertebrae, to a degree less than a dislocation. It is associated with increased by a degree, and thus impaired function of the spine. It is correlated with a reduction in lumbar lordosis, end plate inclination and segmental height. Retrolisthesis hyper loads at least one disc and puts shearing forces of the anterior longitudinal ligament, the annular rings, nucleus pulposus and cartilage end plate ligament. There is a paucity of literature on the effective treatment of retrolisthesis. This article presents an overview of the etiology and symptoms of retrolisthesis and highlights the conservative management for the same. This will assist the health care practitioners who are treating this condition. |
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