Lumbar spondylolisthesis is a condition where a spinal bone slips over another due to abnormalities in the spine's bones, ligaments, discs, or joints. The spine, is uniquely designed for both mobility and stability, allows movement in specific planes only. This slippage can be triggered by various factors such as degeneration, developmental issues, trauma, or specific bony defects.
Common symptoms of lumbar spondylolisthesis vary with the type of pathology but typically include back pain, difficulty standing up or bending forward, leg pain (sciatica), walking difficulties (claudication), numbness, and neurological weakness in the legs and feet. Elderly individuals often experience degenerative types of spondylolisthesis, whereas dysplastic types are more common in children.
Non-Surgical Treatments:
Medications: Tailored to alleviate pain and inflammation, enhancing patient comfort and mobility.
Physiotherapy: Customized exercises designed to strengthen back muscles, improve flexibility, and support spinal stability.
Orthotic Support: Use of lumbar sacral corsets to aid in symptom relief and promote natural autofusion of the spine segments.
Activity Modifications: Recommendations to adjust daily activities to reduce spinal stress and facilitate healing.
Surgical Interventions:
For patients whose symptoms persist despite conservative treatments, we offer advanced surgical options:
Spinal Fusion Techniques: Utilizing TLIF, PLIF, MIS TLIF, OLIF, ALIF, or XLIF, our surgeons perform minimally invasive surgeries to realign and stabilize the vertebrae effectively.
Advanced Surgical Support: Our operations are supported by the latest technology including intraoperative CT, navigation systems, and high-end fluoroscopy to ensure precision and safety.
Personalized Care at Aster Whitefield Hospital:
At Aster Whitefield, we prioritize a personalized treatment approach. At AWF, surgeons are highly experienced in all forms of lumbar spondylolisthesis surgeries, whether they are open or minimally invasive, and performed from anterior, posterior, or lateral approaches. Supported by advanced technologies such as navigation systems, intraoperative CT scans, bone scalpels, microscopes, and high-end fluoroscopy, these surgeries are rendered safe and effective, providing a unique advantage in treating this complex condition.
