Management of High-Grade Dysplastic Spondylolisthesis.

The Meyerding classification grades the degree of slippage in the sagittal plane on lateral standing neutral imaging: 0% to 25% Grade I, 25% to 50% Grade II, 50% to 75% Grade III, 75% to 100% Grade IV, and greater than 100% Grade V (Spondyloptosis). Grades I and II are considered low-grade and Grades III-V are considered high-grade. There are several etiologies of spondylolisthesis. A classification system of the most common causes: Type I - Dysplastic, Type II - Isthmic (including subtypes: A - Lytic, B - Elongation, and C - Acute fracture), Type III - Degenerative, Type IV - Traumatic, Type V - Pathologic, and Type VI - Iatrogenic. Dysplastic spondylolisthesis is a type of spondylolisthesis that occurs at L5-S1 when dysplastic lumbosacral anatomy is present, and is associated with high-grade slip and spina bifida occulta.

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Author Kristen Jones Neurosurgery