The history of spinal surgery for disc disease: an illustrated timeline A história da cirurgia da coluna vertebral aplicada à doença discal: uma linha do tempo ilustrada

This article presents the evolution in medical history which leads to the surgical treatment for ruptured discs. Only at the last century the precise diagnosis of a ruptured lumbar disc could be made after tremendous efforts of the many medical pioneers in the study of the spine. The experience gain...

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Veröffentlicht in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2005-09, Vol.63 (3a), p.701-706
Hauptverfasser: Igor de Castro, Daniel Paes dos Santos, Daniel de Holanda Christoph, José Alberto Landeiro
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This article presents the evolution in medical history which leads to the surgical treatment for ruptured discs. Only at the last century the precise diagnosis of a ruptured lumbar disc could be made after tremendous efforts of the many medical pioneers in the study of the spine. The experience gained with the lumbar spine was rapidly transferred to the cervical spine. We describe the evolution of the clinical and surgical aspects about ruptured discs in the lumbar and cervical spine. An illustrative timeline of the major events regarding the surgical treatment for ruptured disks is outlined in a straight forward manner. Our understandings of the relation between symptoms and signs and of that between anatomy and pathophysiology have led to more successful surgical treatment for this disease. Nowadays lumbar and cervical discectomies are the most frequent operations carried out by neurosurgeons. Our current care of patients with this kind of spinal disorders is based on the work of our ancient medical heroes.Esse artigo apresenta a evolução da história médica que nos conduziu ao tratamento cirúrgico da doença discal. Somente no século passado o diagnóstico preciso de ruptura de disco lombar pode ser feito, após os esforços de vários pioneiros no estudo da coluna vertebral. A experiencia obtida no estudo da coluna lombar foi rapidamente transferida para coluna cervical. Uma revisão ilustrada dos principais eventos relacionados ao tratamento cirúrgico do disco roto na coluna lombar e cervical é apresentada de forma objetiva. Nosso conhecimento sobre a relação entre os sinais e sintomas, da anatomia e fisiopatologia levaram ao tratamento cirúrgico mais eficaz das lesões discais. O tratamento atual dessas anormalidades da coluna vertebral é fruto do trabalho de verdadeiros médicos e heróis.
ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227
DOI:10.1590/S0004-282X2005000400030