Spondylolysis

Definition

This is a condition characterised by degeneration of a portion of the vertebra, usually in the pars interarticularis (the bone bridge between the superior and inferior facet joints of the lumbar vertebra).

3 subordinate codes

• FA81.0Spondylolysis with slippage
• FA81.1Spondylolysis without slippage
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Degenerative condition of spine

• FA80Intervertebral disc degeneration
• FA82Spinal stenosis
• FA83Ossification of spinal ligaments
• FA84Spondylolisthesis
• FA85Spinal endplate defects
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified