The pathologic findings in DDD include protrusion, spondylolysis, and / or subluxation of vertebrae ( spondylolisthesis ) and spinal stenosis.
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The vast majority of cases occur in the lower lumbar vertebrae ( L5 ), but spondylolysis may also occur in the cervical vertebrae.
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Lee was diagnosed with spondylolisthesis and spondylolysis in the L5 vertebrae and took a two year hiatus from gymnastics to allow her back to heal.
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In an interview with the AP, Dean said he had known since he was in high school that he had an unfused vertebra, a condition called spondylolysis.
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Dean suffers from a condition called spondylolysis, a low-back pain that sometimes radiates into the legs, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons'online information site.
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"' Spondylolysis "'( spon-dee-low-lye-sis ) is defined as a defect or stress fracture in the pars interarticularis of the vertebral arch.
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Collagen self-repair is less stable, however, and increases the possibility of a recurrence of spondylolysis, said Dr . John Sarwark, a professor of orthopedic surgery at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
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Spondylolysis typically happens to young athletes who specialize early in a sport such as gymnastics which can require the athletes to bend repeatedly far backward, putting pressure on bones in the lower spine, said Dr . James L . Moeller.
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Spondylolysis, often-painful tiny cracks in spinal bones, may account for almost half of low back pain cases among active teen-agers who seek medical attention for their pain, according to a report in the January issue of the medical journal The Physician and Sports Medicine.
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That's because what Seanez did early this season was support every theory other teams had on him : After 10 trips to the disabled list that included missing the 1992 season because of a back condition known as spondylolysis, Seanez no longer had his 96 mph fastball at his disposal.
