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(Created page with "<section begin="orthopaedics" />* Spondylolysis is a defect of the neural arch (pars interarticularis) of the vertebrae which allows the vertebra lying superiorly to slip anteriorly * More common in certain territories * Diagnosis: oblique x-ray * Most commonly between L5-S1 <section end="orthopaedics" /> Category:Orthopaedics")
 
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<section begin="orthopaedics" />* Spondylolysis is a defect of the neural arch (pars interarticularis) of the vertebrae which allows the vertebra lying superiorly to slip anteriorly
<section begin="orthopaedics" />* Spondylolysis is a defect of the neural arch (pars interarticularis) of the vertebrae which allows the vertebra lying superiorly to slip anteriorly, called [[spondylolisthesis]]
* More common in certain territories
* More common in certain territories
* Diagnosis: oblique x-ray
* Diagnosis: oblique x-ray