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[History of the treatment of spinal diseases]
1Orthopädische Klinik, St. Elisabeth-Hospital, Im Schlosspark 12, 45699 Herten. peter.feldmann@St-Elisabeth-Hospital.de
Der Orthopade
|October 30, 2001
Abstract:
Identification and treatment of spinal disorders have been described for thousands of years. Nevertheless, systematic operative treatment was more or less impossible until about 200 years ago. During the second half of the last century, spinal surgery developed rapidly due to several technical improvements. This article summarizes the main aspects of the historical development of spinal surgery.