This lax instability of the lumbar spine results in increased ... This can become so severe that the pars interarticularis can actually fracture causing a pars defect and this is a form of lumbar ...

These "slips" occur most commonly in the lumbar spine. Skip to content. Menu. ... population X-ray studies showed that ... This study confirmed that the pars defect is the result of a defect in ...

Bowditch said a moving X-ray revealed two stress fractures and spinal slippage, and doctors ultimately diagnosed Bowditch with Pars Defect and Spondylolysis.

These pars defect fractures often go undiagnosed until pain has been present for months or years, or until a subsequent injury arises later in life. Some athletes report back pain when younger but go ...

A pars fracture of the lumbar spine is also called a spondylolysis. This is the medical term for a stress fracture. It is called a stress fracture because it develops ...

Dr. Ben Valley, an OrthoCincy spine specialist, explained, "In younger people, it tends to be from what's called a PARS fracture, which can happen when you are young and going through puberty.

Hillsboro three-sport athlete Marshall Taunton’s career in jeopardy after discovery of pars stress fracture of the lumbar spine. Published: Apr. 11, 2014, 12:59 a.m. By .

Those born with congenital pars defects or fractures -- abnormalities in the part of the bone in the back of the spine that keeps the joints in place -- may have their bones slip at an earlier age ...

New research, published by Cell Press in the Jan. 19 issue of the journal Developmental Cell, provides intriguing insight into how the nervous system forms during very early embryonic development.

Objective: To determine whether the location of spondylolysis in the lumbar spine of athletes differs with biomechanical factors. Methods: Single photon emission computerised tomography and reverse ...