retrospondylolisthesis

retrospondylolisthesis
Slipping posteriorly of the body of a vertebra, bringing it out of line with the adjacent vertebrae. [retro- + G. spondylos, vertebra, + olisthesis, a slipping]

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ret·ro·spon·dy·lo·lis·the·sis (ret″ro-spon″də-lo-lis-theґsis) posterior displacement of one vertebral body on the subjacent body.

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  • Retrolisthesis — Wikify|date=February 2008}A retrolisthesis is a posterior (1) displacement of one vertebral body with respect to the adjacent vertebrae to a degree less than a luxation. Clinically speaking, retrolisthesis is the opposite of spondylolisthesis… …   Wikipedia

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