title: [Effect of the direct electric stimulation of the spinal cord in the treatment of neurologic complications of cervical osteochondrosis].
abstract: The results of the treatment of 92 patients with neurologic complications of cervical osteochondrosis (26 patients with isolated persistent lesions of roots C4-C7 and 66 patients with the combination of root syndromes and cervical myelopathy) are presented. The combination of direct electric stimulation of the spinal cord with different methods of surgical treatment was used. The efficacy of treatment was assessed with the scale for measuring severity of neurologic complications of cervical osteochondrosis and by electromyographic data before treatment and 1 and 6 months after the surgery. The significantly higher (p<0,05) effect of surgical treatment in the combination with direct electric stimulation of the spinal cord was shown.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Chekhonatskiĭ
authors.forename: I I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Sholomov
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Bubashvili
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013116:Spinal Cord; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D055035:Spinal Osteochondrosis / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome