spondylolisthetic

English

Etymology

spondylolisthesis +‎ -ic

Adjective

spondylolisthetic (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) Relating to or affected by the spine condition spondylolisthesis.
    • 1910, Alfred Lewis Galabin, George Blacker, The Practice of Midwifery, page 785:
      In the spondylolisthetic pelvis, the body of the last lumbar vertebra is dislocated forward and downward over the anterior surface of the sacrum.
    • 2018 April 4, Ashok K Rathod, Rakesh P Dhake, “Radiographic Incidence of Lumbar Spinal Instability in Patients with Non-spondylolisthetic Low Backache.”, in Cureus Journal of Medical Science, →DOI:
      We aim to determine the incidence of this non-spondylolisthetic cause of instability in conservatively managed patients and operated groups of patients.
    • 2021 September 15, Xin Xi et al., “Caudad Insertion of Pedicle Screws Facilitates Interbody Distraction During Spondylolisthetic Vertebrae Restoration: A Retrospective Study”, in Pain and Therapy, →DOI:
      Our findings imply that the Caudad insertion of pedicle screws facilitated interbody distraction during the restoration of spondylolisthetic vertebrae.
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