Thank you so much for geting back me!
She has not had an MRI, just CT and bone scan.
Besides the pars defect the CT report says :
“There is a 1mm of anterolisthesis of L4 relative to both L3 and L5. A small broad based disc bulge L4-5 does not cause significant stenosis. There is no significant central canal or neural foraminal narrowing at any level. The lumbar spine is otherwise normal in appearance.”
Not sure if this says anything about slippage. You said she may not need surgery and repair rate was about 85%, without surgery how would it be repaired?
We are in Virginia, and it was a Dr at UVA that said he would do the surgery if we chose to but wouldn’t recommend it. Are there in any doctors you would recommend on the east coast? Otherwise, with a 99% success rate I would be willing to fly to Vail.
She is currently wearing a soft brace. The back is plastic with an opening over the spine and it is tightened in the front with Velcro. She says wearing the brace makes it feel a little better.
Just not sure what our next steps should be.
Thank you again for the help.
