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Lumbosacral transitional vertebra in spondylolisthesis: frequency, demographic findings, and clinical characteristics

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background The association of LSTV with low back pain has been debated in the literature for nearly a century, but the relationship between LSTV and spondylolisthesis is still under discussion.
Mehdi Mahmoodkhani, Arvin Naeimi, Amirhossein Zohrevand, Arian Rabbanifard, Majid Rezvani   +4 more
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Biomechanical analysis of T10-T11 vertebrae under the combined effects of osteoporosis and L4 spondylolisthesis: a finite element analysis based on computed tomography

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
AimsOsteoporotic vertebral compression fractures are common; however, the biomechanical link between L4 spondylolisthesis and non-adjacent thoracic fractures remains unclear.
Zhizhou Yang, Xiaowei Lian, Yunsheng Wang, Xiao Xiong, Zimo Wang, Linfeng Wang, Xiaobin Wang, Feng Wang   +7 more
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My Love Story With HIFs in the Disc: A Journey to the Humboldt Research Award

JOR SPINE, Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT The intervertebral disc is a prime example of tissue adaptation to metabolic and mechanical extremes. As the largest avascular organ in the human body, the disc and the central nucleus pulposus (NP) endure constant compressive loading while sustaining a hypoxic, relatively acidic, and hyperosmotic microenvironment that would be inhospitable to
Makarand V. Risbud
wiley   +1 more source

Large Language Model Benchmarks in Medical Tasks

Medicine Advances, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 316-341, September 2026.
This survey provides a comprehensive review of benchmark datasets for evaluating large language models in medical tasks, spanning text, image, and multimodal modalities, and covering key resources including MIMIC‐III/IV, BioASQ, PubMedQA, and CheXpert.
Lawrence K. Q. Yan, Qian Niu, Ming Li, Yichao Zhang, Caitlyn Heqi Yin, Cheng Fei, Benji Peng, Ziqian Bi, Pohsun Feng, Keyu Chen, Tianyang Wang, Yunze Wang, Silin Chen, Ming Liu, Junyu Liu, Xinyuan Song, Riyang Bao, Zekun Jiang, Ziyuan Qin   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Abnormal motion in spondylolytic spondylolisthesis

, 2005
Study Design. A retrospective, cohort study of the kinematics of the lumbar spine of patients with spondylolisthesis compared with asymptomatic normal subjects.\ud \ud Objective.
Bogduk, Nikolai, Pearcy, Mark J., Schneider, Gregory   +2 more
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Clinical Study of Ultrasound‐Guided Modified Percutaneous Endoscopic Interlaminar Discectomy Combined With Medical Chitosan in Lumbar 4–5 Disc Herniation Treatment

Orthopaedic Surgery, Volume 18, Issue 8, Page 1649-1659, August 2026.
Ultrasound‐guided PEID plus medical chitosan can effectively reduce postoperative pain and perioperative complications, demonstrating superior clinical efficacy. ABSTRACT Objective Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) is a preferred minimally invasive surgery for lumbar disc herniation (LDH); however, postoperative recurrence, nerve root ...
Liying Cao, Jun Zhang, Mingjing Jiang, Binzhen Lin, Nan Zhong, Xiaofeng Yin, Yiyun Guan, Xiaochun Huang, Kaiming Chen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oophorectomy predisposes to degenerative spondylolisthesis

, 1995
We performed a case-control study on the influence of oophorectomy on the development of degenerative spondylolisthesis, including a clinical review and determination of serum oestradiol levels. We also compared the radiological appearance of the lumbar
H Matsui, K Imada, H Tsuji
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Prevalence of Osteoarthritis, Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures, and Spondylolisthesis among the Elderly in a Japanese Village

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2006
Purpose. To study the prevalence of osteoarthritis, osteoporotic vertebral fractures, and spondylolisthesis among elderly residents of a Japanese village and to examine the correlation between radiographic evidence of abnormality and lower back pain ...
K Horikawa, Y Kasai, T Yamakawa, A Sudo, A Uchida   +4 more
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Adjacent disc and facet joint degeneration in young adults with low-grade spondylolytic spondylolisthesis: A magnetic resonance imaging study

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2015
Premature adjacent-level degeneration has been attributed to vertebral fusion, but spondylolisthesis has not been reported as a pathological factor responsible for the degeneration of adjacent disc and facet joint.
Chin-Chiang Hsieh, Jung-Der Wang, Ruey-Mo Lin, Chii-Jeng Lin, Kuo-Yuan Huang   +4 more
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Case Report: Pycnodysostosis Associated with Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis Mimicking Rickets

, 2011
Pycnodysostosis is a skeletal dysplasia, which is mainly characterized by short stature, increased bone density, separated cranial sutures with open fontanel, bone fragility, small hands and feets.
Hidayet Sarı, Hamza Sucuoğlu
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