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Unilateral Spondylolysis Combined With Contralateral Lumbar Pediculolysis in a Military Parachutist.

Kim KS, Kim YW, Kwon HD

From the *Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, and †Department of Neurosurgery, Hallym University College of Medicine, Ahn Yang City, Kyung Ki Do, Republic of Korea.

A few cases of unilateral pediculolysis combined with contralateral spondylolysis have been reported, and most of them were related to athletic activities. A case of unilateral spondylolysis combined with contralateral lumbar pediculolysis in a military parachutist is reported. A 34-year-old man experienced low back pain and right sciatica for 3 months. Radiographs revealed a left spondylolysis combined with a right pediculolysis of the L5 vertebra. The patient had parachuted >300 times in the last 5 years. Interbody fusion of L5-S1 was performed, and the patient was free of pain after surgery.

Published 7 February 2006 in J Spinal Disord Tech, 19(1): 65-67.
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