What are the symptoms of L5 vertebral arch fracture and spondylolisthesis

summary

Lumbosacral pain, sciatic nerve involvement and intermittent claudication are common clinical symptoms of lumbar spondylolisthesis, which have great variability. Not all spondylolisthesis have clinical symptoms, and different patients may have different clinical symptoms. Let's take a look at the following.

What are the symptoms of L5 vertebral arch fracture and spondylolisthesis

First: lumbosacral pain: more performance for blunt pain, a very small number of patients can have serious pain in the coccyx. Pain may occur after exertion or persist after a sprain. It is aggravated when standing or bending, and relieved or disappeared after bed rest.

Second: sciatic nerve involvement: it is characterized by radiation pain and numbness of the lower limbs, which is due to the fibrous connective tissue or hyperplasia of the isthmus fracture, which can compress the nerve root, and the nerve root is pulled when it slips; straight leg raising test is mostly positive.

Third: cauda equina by traction or compression symptoms: serious slippage, cauda equina involved can appear lower limb fatigue, sellar area numbness and defecation dysfunction and other symptoms.

matters needing attention

Lumbar lordosis increased, hip kyphosis. Patients with severe spondylolisthesis may suffer from lumbar depression, abdominal lordosis, even trunk shortening, and swing when walking.