A pars fracture ­— also called spondylolysis — is a break in the pars interarticularis, a narrow area of bone connecting two vertebrae in the spine. It typically occurs in the lumbar spine (lower back ...

Minimally invasive robot-assisted pars fracture surgery enabled most adolescent patients to return to sports in as little as six weeks, researchers with New York City-based Hospital for Special ...

Spine surgeons at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) reported promising findings for adolescent athletes suffering from pars fracture, a common cause of adolescent back pain that may not always heal ...