Abstract

At the present time different kinds of minimal invasive, neurosurgical technologies are widely used. There are percutaneous automatic discectomy, laser discectomy, radio-frequency discectomy etc., which can help to solve the problem of nucleus pulposus inner decompression in the cases of protrusion and hernias of cervical and lumbar discs.In this we would like to share our experience of the treatment of discogenic pathology of cervical and lumbar spine by percutaneous automatic nucleotomy with the help of decompressor.The material of investigation is the dates of 83 patients suffered from protrusions and hernias of cervical and lumbar discs. They have been treated since 2006-2009 by percutaneous nucleotomy with the help of decompressor. Nucleotomy has been performed on the cervical spine in 31 cases, C_V-VI segment – 22 patients; C_VI-C_VII segment – 9 patients. On the lumbar spine operation has been performed in 52 cases; L_III-IV segment – 11 patients L_IV-V segment – 29 patients, L_V-S1 – 6 patients; L_III-LIV-LV segments – 3 patients; L_IV-LV-SI segments – 3 patients. Age of patients was 17-66 years old.