PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Serrato Perdomo, Johann David
AU  - Gutiérrez Robayo, Andrés Felipe
AU  - Martínez Camargo, Laura Catalina
AU  - Luque Suarez, Juan Carlos
AU  - Muñoz Montoya, Juan Esteban
TI  - Lumbosacral Traumatic Spondylolisthesis L5 to S1—Classification and Surgical Management of a Difficult Presentation
AID  - 10.14444/8553
DP  - 2023 Oct 27
TA  - International Journal of Spine Surgery
PG  - 8553
4099  - https://www.ijssurgery.com/content/early/2023/10/26/8553.short
4100  - https://www.ijssurgery.com/content/early/2023/10/26/8553.full
AB  - Introduction Lumbosacral traumatic spondylolisthesis L5–S1 is a rare clinical entity that compromises the stability of the L5 vertebra by displacing it anteriorly, laterally, or posteriorly on the S1 vertebral body secondary to osteotendinous and/or articular compromise of this segment due to trauma. This pathology is difficult to classify and manage; although surgical management remains the gold standard, short- and long-term results in the literature are scarce and highly variable.Patient Presentation We present the case of a 53-year-old patient with lumbar trauma due to a free fall from a height of 6 meters. The fall resulted in cauda equina syndrome secondary to lumbosacral traumatic spondylolisthesis L5-S1, which required immediate surgical management.Intervention and Outcome For surgical management, we used a posterior approach for L5–S1 transpedicular screw fixation, spinal decompression, bilateral root foraminotomy of L5, and L5–S1 open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with open reduction. After the operation, the patient reported immediate improvement of postoperative lower extremities pain and was discharged on the third postoperative day after achieving clinical improvement with physical therapy and bladder rehabilitation exercises.Conclusion Lumbosacral traumatic spondylolisthesis L5–S1 is an unusual pathology that requires further study as there is currently no standardized classification. Surgical management is the gold standard and includes open reduction with short transpedicular screw fixation in segment L5–S1 and other surgical interventions such as extension to the pelvis with iliac screws, screws to the L4 vertebral body, and use of lumbar interbody fusion cages.Level of Evidence 4.