SURGICAL METHOD FOR REPAIRING VERTEBRAL COLUMN DEFOPRMITIES Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves cutting soft tissues along the spinous processes to vertebral arches all over the curvature arc. Transverse processes of neutral vertebrae are skeletted. One end of flexible endocorrector unit is attached to the superior neutral vertebra. The endocorrector unit is brought to the inferior neutral vertebra to correct the deformity. The second end is attached to inferior neutral vertebra. Then the endocorrector unit is brought in the opposite direction, tended and attached to the first or the second vertebra positioned above the top one. Then it is returned in caudal direction to the first or the second vertebra positioned below the top one. It is additionally tended and fixed. The endocorrector portions positioned below and above the top vertebra are sutured. The endocorrector is brought in caudal direction after being attached along the spinous processes to the first or the second vertebra positioned above the top vertebra in the cases of kyphosis deformity. Scoliotic component being available, the endocorrector is brought in caudal direction between the spinous processes towards concave side after being fixed on the convex side of the deformity to the first or the second vertebra positioned above the top vertebra. The spinous processes of the vertebrae envelope deformity apices on the concave side and the endocorrector is brought to the convex side of the deformity between the spinous processes of the vertebrae. The endocorrector is tended and fixed on the convex side of the deformity. The endocorrector is attached to bone structures or bearing hooks. Lavsan ribbon or threads or cords are used as endocorrector unit. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of correction. 6 cl, 6 dwg