Friday, September 25, 2009

Answer to X-ray quiz of the day - 1




The correct answer is b


The patient has an L5/S1 spondylysis with a grade 1 spondylolisthesis. This patient has undergone a sufficient attempt at conservative management with continued unrelenting low back pain. The next most appropriate step in the management of this condition is a posterolateral fusion at the L5/S1 level with autologous bone graft.

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