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Clinical Presentation

The clinical presentation of degenerative spondylolisthesis typically includes one or a number of the following signs and symptoms:

Lumbar radiculopathy (most often correlates with symptoms of nerve impingement at L4-L5, and sometimes L3-L4)
Neurogenic claudication
Pain that is exacerbated by extension or standing up straight
Pain that is alleviated with flexion to open the canal size or sitting down