[Computerized tomography in neurologic syndromes associated with spinal osteochondrosis]

Clinical and CT findings were compared for 96 patients with neurological symptoms of lumbar osteochondrosis. They revealed correlations between the severity of clinical signs and the degree of the disk prolapse. This relationship was not absolute as there were cases with stable disk prolapse in variable neurologic symptoms. Spinal CT proved most effective in differentiation from cancer and detailed featuring of degenerative--dystrophic changes for scheduled surgical treatment of spinal osteochondrosis.