НЕОТЛОЖНАЯ ВЕРТЕБРОЛОГИЯ: ШЕЙНЫЙ ОТДЕЛ ПОЗВОНОЧНИКА У ДЕТЕЙ

Cervical spine surgery in children is uncommon and performed in a few specialized centers of our country. Nevertheless, physicians of different specialties regularly face cervical spine pathology which can lead to death or severe disability of patients. The paper presents an experience of five healthcare providers in diagnosis and surgical treatment of the cervical spine pathology in children. All patients were divided into five groups: trauma, manifestation of congenital malformation, lesion associated with genetic and/or systemic disease, tumor or infectious destruction, and syndrome of acute torticollis and atlantoaxial blocking. Patients from all groups required surgical, often urgent interventions. Treatment success in these groups of patients depends mainly on overcoming the educational and organizational problems. Diagnosis and treatment are based on common principles and approaches. Ideology assumes the establishment of professional, age and technological continuity.