The Master Surgeon | Free Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

QUESTION NO

A 76 year old patient has a fracture of the inferior articular process (pars interarticularis) of his 5th lumbar vertebra which has led to the slipping/transposition of his 5th lumbar vertebra anteriorly over the 1st sacral vertebra. Which of the following terms describe this patient’s pathologies in the order they are presented in the question?

Please select one of the following:

Spondylosis and spondylolysis
Spondylitis and spondylosis
Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis
Spondylolisthesis and spondylitis
Spondylosyndesis and spondylolisthesis

Question By Mr. Kasun Wanigasooriya MBCHB, MRCS.