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Created page with "<section begin="orthopaedics" />* Spondylolisthesis refers to anterior slipping of a vertebra compared to the one below it * Etiology ** Spondylolysis ** Fracture ** Congenital malformation ** Tumour * Clinical features ** Many cases are asymptomatic ** Low back pain ** Palpable “step off” at the area of slippage ** Pain may radiate * Severe (grave V) spondylolisthesis is called ''spondyloptosis'' ** The vertebra has slipped so far with respect to the vertebra below..."