Traumatic L5-S1 spondylolisthesis

We report a case of traumatic spondylolisthesis in a 31-year-old man struck by a steel I-beam. Although most reported traumatic spondylolisthesis case s are from low-energy trauma, this was a high-energy trauma case. The initi al examination revealed no signs of cauda equina syndrome, and the patient' s spinal injury was primarily capsuloligamentous, We present this rare case , with a review of pertinent literature and treatment mechanisms for trauma tic spondylolisthesis.