Table 1

Descriptive profiles of patients and pathology.

Isthmic Spondylolisthesis2Degenerative Spondylolisthesis2Total
A) Patient
Age (years)
Mean44.164.257.1
Median466856.5
Range30 – 7540 – 8230 – 82
Gender (No. patients (%))
Men9 (25 %)5 (13.9 %)14 (38.9 %)
Women6 (16.6 %)16 (44.5 %)22 (61.1 %)
Sintomatology (No. patients (%))
None0 (0 %)0 (0 %)0 (0 %)
Back Pain0 (0 %)0 (0 %)0 (0 %)
Sciatica1 (2.7 %)5 (13.9 %)6 (16.6 %)
Neurogenic Claudication0 (0 %)0 (0 %)0 (0 %)
Back pain & Sciatica6 (16.6 %)8 (22.1 %)14 (38.8 %)
Back pain & Sciatica & N.Claudication9 (25%)7 (19.4)16 (44.4 %)
Signs(No. patients (%))
None4 (11.1 %)4 (11.1 %)8 (22.2 %)
Motor9 (25%)7 (19.4)16 (44.4 %)
Sensory1 (2.7 %)4 (11.1 %)5 (13.8 %)
Motor & Sensory2 (5.5 %)5 (13.9 %)7 (19.4 %)
Duration of Symptoms (years)5.4 ± 4.26.7 ± 4.86.2 ± 4.6
B) Pathology
Types (No. patients (%))
Isthmic15 (41.6 %)----15 (41.6 %)
Degenerative----21 (58.3 %)21 (58.3 %)
Surgery Levels (No. patients (%))
One151934 (94.4 %)
Two0 (0 %)2 (5.5 %)2 (5.5 %)
Grades 8 (No. levels (%))
I4 (10.5%)18 (47.3%)22 (57.8 %)
II10 (26.3%)4 (10.5%)14 (36.8 %)
III1 (2.6 %)1 (2.6 %)2 (5.2 %)
IV0 (0 %)0 (0 %)0 (0 %)
V0 (0 %)0 (0 %)0 (0 %)
Levels (No. levels (%))
L3-L40 (0 %)3 (7.8 %)3 (7.8 %)
L4-L55 (13.2 %)14 (36.8 %)19 (50 %)
L5-S110 (26.3 %)6 (15.7 %)16 (42.1 %)
Previous discectomy (No. patients (%))
Yes0 (0 %)5 (13.9 %)5 (13.8 %)
No15 (41.8 %)16 (44.4 %)31 (86.2 %)