[Remote results of treatment of dorso-medial intervertebral disk displacement]

The paper contains a clinical analysis of 23 cases of dorsomedial intervertebral disc prolapse in the lumbar spine treated surgically with stress laid on late results, which were evaluated in follow up. The results were compared with the rate of increase of clinical manifestations, clinical conditions of the patients, and time from the onset of prolapse to the operation. The methods of operation were not analysed. The results were compared with those reported in the literature and were found unsatisfactory. Particularly unsatisfactory results were found in the group of patients with sudden onset of the disease and with development of serious neurological manifestations in a short time. It is stressed that early surgical intervention in such cases can prevent development of irreversible changes and can improve significantly the results of surgical treatment of dorsomedial intervertebral disc prolapse with full blockade of the cerebrospinal fluid spaces in the lumbar part of the spine.