Ryan M D
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatic Surgery, The University of Sydney Royal North Shore Hospital of Sydney, St. Leonards, Australia.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1994 Apr 15;19(8):985-6. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199404150-00019.
The author reports symptomatic spinal canal stenosis due to degenerative spondylolisthesis at L4-5 in identical twins.
The patient reported his brother had a similar condition.
Monozygosity was established by phenotyping.
Spinal morphology and degenerative disease may be genetically determined.
作者报告了一对同卵双胞胎因L4 - 5节段退行性椎体滑脱导致的症状性椎管狭窄。
患者报告其兄弟有类似病症。
通过表型分析确定单合子性。
脊柱形态和退行性疾病可能由基因决定。