Asymptomatic Spondylolisthesis and Pregnancy

James M. Elliott, Helen Fleming, Kylie Tucker

DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2010.0407

The patient was a 32-year-old woman diagnosed with grade III spondylolisthesis at the age of 18. While the patient had not experienced back pain in recent years, she anticipated a recurrence of symptoms during her final trimester of pregnancy. Lumbar magnetic resonance imaging was used to confirm the presence of grade IV spondylolisthesis.

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2010;40(5):324. doi:10.2519/jospt.2010.0407

KEY WORDS: lumbar spine, magnetic resonance imaging

The patient was a 32-year-old woman diagnosed with grade III spondylolisthesis at the age of 18. While the patient had not experienced back pain in recent years, she anticipated a recurrence of symptoms during her final trimester of pregnancy. Lumbar magnetic resonance imaging was used to confirm the presence of grade IV spondylolisthesis.

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