PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nierengarten, Mary Beth
ED  - Kuhns, Benjamin D.
TI  - MRI and Standing Lateral Radiographs in Diagnosing L4-L5 LDS
DP  - 2015 Feb 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 18--19
VI  - 14
IP  - 50
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/50/18.2.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/50/18.2.full
AB  - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and standing lateral and flexion-extension (SLFE) radiographs should be obtained in patients thought to have L4-L5 lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis (LDS). This article presents the results of a retrospective imaging study to determine the sensitivity of MRI in diagnosing LDS and whether L4-L5 facet joint effusions predicted LDS.