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Lumbar spondylolisthesis

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Lumbar spondylolisthesis is the spontaneous displacement of a lumbar vertebral body upon the segment next below it; it is usually a forwards movement but may be backwards.

Most commonly, it involves L5 slipping forwards on S1; less frequently, L4 upon L5.

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