The Spine Journal
Volume 9, Issue 7 , Pages 609-614 , July 2009

An evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis†

  • William C. Watters III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Bone & Joint Clinic of Houston, 6624 Fannin Street, Suite 2600, Houston, TX 77030-2338, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Bone & Joint Clinic, 6624 Fannin Street, Suite 2600, Houston, TX 77030-2312, USA. Tel.: (713) 790-1818 ext 120; fax: (713) 790-7530.
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  • Christopher M. Bono, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115-6110, USA
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  • Thomas J. Gilbert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Diagnostic Imaging, 5775 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 140, Saint Louis Park, MN 55416-2660, USA
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  • D. Scott Kreiner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ahwatukee Sports & Spine, 4530 E. Muirwood Drive, Suite 110, Phoenix, AZ 85048-7639, USA
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  • Daniel J. Mazanec, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195-0001, USA
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  • William O. Shaffer, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Kentucky, 740 S. Limestone Street, Kentucky Clinic K-416, Lexington, KY 40536-0001, USA
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  • Jamie Baisden, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226-3522, USA
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  • John E. Easa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Michigan Medical, PC, 12662 Riley Street, Suite 120, Holland, MI 49424-8023, USA
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  • Robert Fernand, MD

      Affiliations

    • North Jersey Medical Village, 516 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, NJ 07470-2062, USA
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  • Gary Ghiselli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Denver Spine, 7800 E. Orchard Road, Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111-2584, USA
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  • Michael H. Heggeness, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Department, Baylor College of Medicine, 1709 Dryden Road, Suite 1230, Houston, TX 77030-2400, USA
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  • Richard C. Mendel, MD

      Affiliations

    • 122 Via Castilla, Jupiter, FL 33458-6919, USA
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  • Conor O'Neill, MD

      Affiliations

    • San Francisco Spine Diagnostics, 2100 Webster Street, Suite 110, San Francisco, CA 94115-2374, USA
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  • Charles A. Reitman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Department, Baylor College of Medicine, 1709 Dryden Road, Suite 1230, Houston, TX 77030-2400, USA
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  • Daniel K. Resnick, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 600 Highland, K4/834 Clinical Science Center, Madison, WI 53792-0001, USA
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  • Jeffrey T. Summers, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mississippi Pain Management, One Layfair Drive, #400, Jackson, MS 39232-9717, USA
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  • Reuben B. Timmons, MD

      Affiliations

    • Comprehensive Pain Medicine, 510 Corday Street, Pensacola, FL 32503-2021, USA
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  • John F. Toton, MD

      Affiliations

    • 1310 Prentice Drive, Suite G, Healdsburg, CA 95448-5005, USA

Received 11 August 2008 ,Accepted 20 March 2009.

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 Author disclosures: WCW (consultant for Stryker; member of scientific advisory board at Intrinsic Therapeutics; receives remuneration from Blackstone Medical, Inc.); CMB (receives royalties from Life Spine; consultant for Depuy Spine and Medtronic Sofamor Danek; speaker for Depuy Spine and Stryker Spine; fellowship support from Depuy Spine; grant from Stryker Spine; member of board of directors at North American Spine Society; research support from Archus Orthopedics and Synthes Spine; receives financial support from Applied Spine); GG (receives royalties and consultant for Abbott Spine; stockholder at Allez Spine and DiFusion; speaker and travel support from Stryker Spine; member of scientific advisory board at DiFusion); MHH (royalties, stockholder, consultant, member of scientific advisory board at Relievant Medsystems; research support from Department of Defense); DSK (speaker and travel support from Smith & Nephew); CO (stockholder at Relievant and Nocimed; consultant for SpineView, ISTO, and Alleva; member of scientific advisory board at Relievant); DKR (consultant for medtronic); WOS (consultant for DePuy Spine; travel support from BrainLab; royalties from Depuy Spine).

PII: S1529-9430(09)00151-X

doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.03.016

The Spine Journal
Volume 9, Issue 7 , Pages 609-614 , July 2009

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