Spine surgery in the 75 years of Polish Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society.
In the study the development of spine surgery in Poland since the beginning of XXth century was described. Author concentrated on leading Polish orthopedists, who laid fundamentals of today's polish spondyloorthopaedics. First in polish magazines two diseases dominated: tuberculosis of spine and scoliosis. Dynamic development of polish spine surgery characterized years after Second World War. From Gruca springs applied for idiopathic scoliosis, through Harrington method, polish BW-2 tool and Luque rods polish orthopedists did not deviate from world standards. Then techniques of three-plane spine correction - Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation and polish system DERO were introduced. Next step was passing from spondylodesis to arthroplasty through application of artificial cervical and lumbar discs.
Katedra i Klinika Ortopedii i Rehabilitacji, Collegium Medicum UJ, Kraków.
Daniel
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Zarzycki