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Spondylolysis: "Not to be confused with spondylosis, spondylitis, or spondylolisthesis. Spondylolysis Classification and external resources ICD-10 M43.0 ICD-9 738.4 DiseasesDB 12322 eMedicine radio/650 MeSH D013169 Spondylolysis is a defect in the pars interarticularis of a vertebra. The great majority of cases occur in the lowest of the lumbar vertebrae (L5), but spondylolysis may also occur in the other lumbar vertebrae, as well as in the thoracic vertebrae. Spondylolysis occurs in three to six percent of the population." Wikipedia Not to be confused with spondylosis, spondylitis, or spondylolisthesis. Spondylolysis Classification and external resources ICD-10 M43.0 ICD-9 738.4 DiseasesDB 12322 eMedicine radio/650 MeSH D013169 Spondylolysis is a defect in the pars interarticularis of a vertebra. The great majority of cases occur in the lowest of the lumbar vertebrae (L5), but spondylolysis may also occur in the other lumbar vertebrae, as well as in the thoracic vertebrae. Spondylolysis occurs in three to six percent of the population.