title: [Technical advantages and limitations of using ultrasonics in surgery of the spine].
abstract: The authors used ultrasonic devices in operations on the vertebral column in experiments in 92 animals in order to study the effect of ultrasound on osteogenesis. In the clinic the ultrasonic devices were used in operations on the vertebral column of 30 patients with lumbar osteochondrosis. Positive results were obtained in 29 patients.
mesh_terms: D004868:Equipment Failure; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014465:Ultrasonics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*
vernacular_title: Tekhnicheskie vozmozhnosti i ogranicheniia ispol'zovaniia ul'trazvuka v vertebral'noĭ khirurgii.