ReviewGlobal spine journal2020
The Incidence of Pars Interarticularis Defects in Athletes.
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- Pooled it
- A Modified Technique of Minimally Invasive Cortical Bone Trajectory Screws With U-Rod for Treatment of Lumbar Spondylolysis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Article
- Sagittal spinal alignment and segmental mobility in collegiate baseball players with low back pain: A cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Robotic-assisted bilateral lumbar pars fracture endoscopic debridement and direct repair as treatment for lumbar radiculopathy: A case report.North American Spine Society journal · 2025Article
- Rugby Injury Imaging.Seminars in musculoskeletal radiology · 2025Review
- A comparative analysis between ChatGPT versus NASS clinical guidelines for adult isthmic spondylolisthesis.North American Spine Society journal · 2025Article
- Impact of asymmetric L4-L5 facet joint degeneration on lumbar spine biomechanics using a finite element approach.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Fifth Lumbar Vertebral Shape in Early-Stage Lumbar Spondylolysis: Three-Dimensional Bone Morphology Analysis Using Homologous Models.Spine surgery and related research · 2025Article
- Biportal endoscopic bone graft repair and percutaneous screw fixation for lumbar spondylolysis-technical note and clinical outcomes.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Article
- Pars Interarticularis Fractures Treated with Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Sagittal Balance in Professional Brazilian Football Players.Spine surgery and related research · 2023Article
- Review
- Lumbar spine MRI findings in asymptomatic elite male academy footballers: a case series.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- A Review of Treatment for Acute and Chronic Pars Fractures in the Lumbar Spine.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2022Review
- The influence of spinal position on imaging findings: an observational study of thoracolumbar spine upright MRI in elite gymnasts.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2022Observational
- Strength and Power-Related Measures in Assessing Core Muscle Performance in Sport and Rehabilitation.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Review
- Lumbar spondylolysis - Current concepts review.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2021Review
- Surgical repair of lumbar stress fractures in professional cricketers .Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2021Article
- Predictors of Spondylolysis on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Adolescent Athletes With Low Back Pain.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- Inter-Disciplinary Conservative Management of Bilateral Non-United Lumbar Pars Defects in a Junior Elite Golfer.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2021Article
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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
STUDY
designLiterature review.
objectiveTo conduct a literature review of studies reporting the incidence of pars interarticularis defects in athletes of specific sports, in order to allow more targeted prevention and treatment strategies to be implemented for the groups at highest risk.
methodsElectronic searches were performed using PubMed, Ovid Medline, EMBASE, Google Scholar, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Cochrane Database of Controlled Trials from their dates of inception to September 2017, with the following keywords: "spondylolysis," "sports," "low back pain," and "pars defects."
resultsA total of 509 total articles were retrieved, of which 114 were used in the final review. The incidence of pars interarticularis defects was found to be highest in diving (35.38%), cricket (31.97%), baseball/softball (26.91%), rugby (22.22%), weightlifting (19.49%), sailing (17.18%), table tennis (15.63%), and wrestling (14.74%). Only 5 studies reported the management instituted for their participants, and these were all case reports. Of 74 players with spondylolysis in these studies, 70 (94.59%) underwent conservative treatment and 4 (5.41%) underwent surgical treatment. 61 (82.43%) returned to their previous level of play, 6 (8.11%) retired, and the disposition of the final 7 was not reported.
conclusionThe current medical literature provides good evidence that the incidence of pars interarticularis defects is higher in the athletic population, with the highest incidence in diving. There remains no gold standard protocol for the management of pars interarticularis defects. Further research is required to compare conservative therapy to surgical therapy and to compare the various surgical techniques to each other.
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