Johns Hopkins orthpaedic surgeon Paul Sponseller discusses spondylolysis — also known as lumbar stress fractures — and the causes and treatments of this condition. Spondylolysis is a defect or stress fracture in the pars interarticularis of the vertebral arc.
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Research Overview: Spondylolysis Lumbar Stress Fractures
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