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Presented are the results after the surgical treatment (CDI) of 25 patients suffering from spondylolisthesis and of 25 patients with a lumbar or a sacral spondylodesis. The mean follow up reaches from 8.4 (spondylolisthesis) to 16.6 months (lumbar and sacral spondylodesis). 15 (60%) of the patients with spondylolisthesis showed an excellent or good result, in 3 (12%) the result was unsatisfactory. Only 7 of the patients of the second group were without further complaints, in 6 an amelioration of pain relief could be reached. The complications demonstrate the fault of the instrumentation in the beginning. After the development of a new screw the monosegmental fusion with CDI can be achieved in spondylolisthesis with a slipping to 70%, in more severe spondylolisthesis bisegmental fusion is necessary. The results in lumbar and sacral spondylodesis demonstrate that the operation should be only performed when all other methods have been unsuccessful.