is spondylolisthesis the same as arthritis
Degenerative spondylolisthesis (a.k.a. type 3) is a disease of the older adult that develops as a result of facet arthritis and joint remodeling. Joint arthritis, and ligamentum flavum weakness, may result in slippage of a vertebra. Degenerative forms are more likely to occur in women, persons older than fifty, and African Americans. Traumatic spondylolisthesis is rare and results from acute fractures in the neural arch, other than the pars.