The practice of spinal surgery in a private clinic. Borshchenko I.A., Lyalina V.V.

The book introduces the modern achievements of spinal surgery in the treatment of degenerative diseases of the spine, united by the usual term “osteochondrosis”. The first part contains an overview of the literature on the morphology of the intervertebral disc and the mechanisms of its degeneration, the possibility of clinical and instrumental diagnosis of degenerative diseases of the spine and modern methods of surgical treatment. In the second part, the authors give cases from their practice in the orthospine clinic with a detailed analysis of decision -making tactics. This section is richly illustrated by computer and magnetic resonance tomograms, intraoperative photographs, schemes. The book is intended for a wide range of readers - doctors of various specialties (neuropathologists, surgeons, rheumatologists, orthopedists, general practitioners, etc.), students of senior courses of medical universities, as well as for everyone interested in this topic.