spondylolisthetic

adjective

Relating to or affected by the spine condition spondylolisthesis.

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Meanings

adjectivespondylolisthetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineRelating to or affected by the spine condition spondylolisthesis.

    In the spondylolisthetic pelvis, the body of the last lumbar vertebra is dislocated forward and downward over the anterior surface of the sacrum.

    1910, Alfred Lewis Galabin, George Blacker, The Practice of Midwifery, page 785
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    We aim to determine the incidence of this non-spondylolisthetic cause of instability in conservatively managed patients and operated groups of patients.

    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

    Our findings imply that the Caudad insertion of pedicle screws facilitated interbody distraction during the restoration of spondylolisthetic vertebrae.

    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

Origin

From spondylolisthesis + -etic.

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