A. Tonino et G. Vanderwerf, DIRECT REPAIR OF LUMBAR SPONDYLOLYSIS - 10-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF 12 PREVIOUSLY REPORTED CASES, Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica, 65(1), 1994, pp. 91-93
Direct repair of the pars interarticularis defect in lumbar spondyloly
sis had been performed on 12 patients (mean age 29 years). After an av
erage follow-up period of 10 years, 10 patients had a good result, 1 f
air but improved and 1 poor with unchanged complaints.