spondylothesis

[panthiea]

My 32 month daughter has just been diagnosed with this, it is less than a grade of one but she is so young. She has turners syndrome and I have never heard of a child this young getting this even having been diagnosed with turners syndrome. Can anyone help with my situation?

 

[mznell]

Hello and welcome to the board ~

I can't be much help except to tell you that spondylolisthesis can be a congenital condition. Many people have it and are not aware of it until at some point they have a MRI and it is noticed at that time. Especially if it is a Grade I spondy, it doesn't really cause any problems, and those people are unaware of their "defect."

In your case, I imagine your daughter's doctor was carefully looking at all her skeletal structure and noticed the spondy. Did he just mention it in passing or was it a cause for concern?

 

[Janelle08]

Hello,
i was diagnosed with spondylolethesis 3 years ago and it was at level 4. i had surgery and my fusion did not work...i have been told that a second surgery is not a good idea..does anybody have an opinion?..i really need help. im still a teenager.

 

[caszyman]

Mu daughter also was born with congenital spondylolisthesis except she was not diagnosed until she was 11 years old. Many children are diagnosed during their adolescent years when they are growing. I am not familiar with Turners syndrome so I can't tell you anything about that. My daughter remained at a grade I for years. Her dancing on dance team helped to advance her slip to a grade II. Prior to the beginning of high school when the slip advanced, she lived a very normal life playing soccer, dancing, volleyball and running track. I never knew she had spondy at that time. cas