Lumbar Spondylolysis in Juveniles from the Same Family: A Report of Three Cases and a Review of the Literature

<table>Sagittal short tau inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging (STIR-MRI) of Case 1. Note the effusion in the pars defects and in the adjacent facet joints. These findings correspond with communicating synovitis.</table>

Case Reports in Orthopedics

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Figure 4: Lumbar Spondylolysis in Juveniles from the Same Family: A Report of Three Cases and a Review of the Literature 