Neurosurgery notes/Spine/Spinal Degenerative Diseases

Spinal Degenerative Diseases

Definition

  • Spondylosis:
    • degenerative changes in the spine (disc, uncovertebral/facet joints, and ligaments) occurring naturally with age.
  • Spondylolysis
    • indicates a defect in the pars interarticularis which may lead to spondylolisthesis.
  • Spondylolisthesis
    • one vertebral body slips with respect to the adjacent vertebral body causing radicular or mechanical symptoms or pain