Degenerative diseases of the spine.

In middle and older age, there are quite common cervical or lumbar spine pains. These are in most cases based on degenerative changes. Only a small proportion of patients will require surgical treatment.

Degenerative disease of the cervical spine

In the case of a degenerative cervical spine disease, the most common cause is the incision of the intervertebral discs that repress the spinal cord and the outgoing nerve roots to the upper limbs. The surgical access is from the front of the neck - when large vessels andtrachea with esophagus are pushed out. In this way the front of the cervical spine is reached, in the next phase under the operating microscope by means of special tools the damaged disc is removed and the nervous roots are released. Removed disk is replaced by an "artificial disc", which in the future ensures the so-called "bone fusion", which is a permanent bone joint of two neighboring vertebrae. These artificial plates are made of titanium alloys. The period of hospitalization after this exercise is 7 days, and the postoperative necessity of the neck collar for 4 weeks.