Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1966;48:878-882.
© 1966 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Spondylolisthesis with Hamstring Spasticity
A CASE REPORT
ZDEN
K G. HARNACH M.D.1,
OTTO GOTFR
D M.D.1, and
JITKA BAUDY
OVÁ M.D.1
1 From the Orthopaedic Department, The Research Institute for Traumatology, the Neurosurgical Department of the First Surgical Clinic of J. E. Purkyn
University, and the Orthopaedic Department of Faculty Children's Hospital, Brno
The case of a ten-year-old girl with advanced spondylolisthesis and involvement of the cauda equina is presented. Anterior interbody fusion by the transperitoneal route gave temporary relief. Recurrent neural signs and symptoms were relieved after decompression at a second operation which included laminectomy, foraminotomy, and resection of the prominent portion of the sacrum anterior to the dura and first sacral-nerve root.