Talk:Spondylolysis

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[edit] Proposed merger

I've removed the tag proposing a merge with spondylosis. Although the disorders have very similar names–and probably cause a great deal of confusion–they are quite distinct.

Spondylosis is a type of osteoarthritis affecting the spine; it is primarily a disorder of the intervertebral joints.

Spondylolysis (this page) is, essentially, a fracture of a spinal vertebra. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 21:51, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Please correct!

Dear Wikipedia:

There is a significant error on this page: in your treatment section, you have quoted a meta-analysis of the treatment of spondylosis (which is degenerative arthritis) rather than one on spondylolysis (which is a congenital or traumatic fracture of the pars interarticularis of the vertebrae). I do not know if a similar study has been done on patients with spondylolysis. I'd like to slap the 19th century geniuses who named these disorders, because confusion over their definitions and treatments have caused a lot of misery, both for physicians and back pain sufferers. --66.91.104.146 07:39, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Substantial rewrite needed

I feel this article needs a substantial rewrite. I have found several websites describing diagnosis and treatment [1][2][3], however, I feel I am unqualified to attempt such a rewrite.

The Google cache link in Causes is broken. Should it be removed?

Also, should the section on Diagnosis link to this page instead of directly to the images? Jgiam (talk) 12:48, 6 April 2008 (UTC)