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Direct repair of spondylolysis
1Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bellvitge Hospital, University of Barcelona, Spain.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
|September 1, 1989
Abstract:
Fifteen patients with spondylolysis have received compression screw and bone graft treatment for repair of this defect. In all but one case, solid fusion of the pars defect was achieved within six months after surgery. After one year, 13 of the 15 patients were able to participate fully in sports activities.