The dangers of lumbar spondylolisthesis that you don’t know

　　If lumbar spondylolisthesis is not treated in time, it will develop into scoliosis. The spinal cord tissue located in the spinal canal behind the spine will be compressed, and the spinal cord function will be damaged, resulting in paraplegic symptoms such as weakness of the lower limbs, necrosis of the femoral head, and incontinence of urine and feces. Even patients with severe spinal deformity that does not cause damage to spinal cord function often suffer from traction on the nerve roots due to subluxation of the L3~4 vertebral body, causing pain in the lower limbs and seriously affecting the activity function. In fact, the harm of lumbar spondylolisthesis goes beyond that. Come and take a look with Professor Yan Yi from the Neurosurgery Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University.

　　Lumbar spondylolisthesis can also be combined with lordosis or kyphosis, causing significant deformation of the thorax, resulting in compression and displacement of lung tissue, distortion of small airways and capillary beds in the lungs, decreased lung compliance, and increased respiratory and circulatory resistance. In further development, lung-blood gas exchange dysfunction may occur, and serious consequences such as pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary heart disease may occur, thus seriously affecting cardiopulmonary function. For this type of patients, when the patient's disease has indications for surgery, surgical treatment should be performed as soon as possible to prevent the continued development of the deformity and improve the damaged cardiopulmonary function.

　　Symptoms of various waist and leg diseases, degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis, intervertebral disc herniation and degeneration can lead to lumbar instability and facet osteoarthritis, both of which are the main causes of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis, and various waist and leg symptoms will occur. As the water content of the nucleus pulposus decreases, localized intervertebral disc height narrowing may occur, which may accelerate the progression of lumbar disc herniation. The narrowing of the intervertebral space may also cause subluxation of the posterior joints, excessive displacement of the articular process, cause lateral recess and intervertebral foramen stenosis, and thus lead to lumbar spondylolisthesis.

　　Above, Professor Yan Yi from the Neurosurgery Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University explains to you the dangers of lumbar spondylolisthesis. Everyone must pay attention to this disease.