For many patients with "unstable" cervical degenerative spondylolisthesis, observation may be a better choice than surgery, according to the new research by Dr Moon Soo Park and colleagues of ...

Spondylolisthesis is a misalignment of one spinal bone on top of another one. This also can stretch and impinge on the spinal cord.

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