[Results of surgical treatment for inveterate thoraco-lumbar and lumbar spine injuries with neurologic complications].

The method and results of surgical treatment for inveterate thoraco-lumbar spine injuries with neurological impairment in 31 patients are presented. All the patients were operated on. The mainstay of the procedure was anterior decompression from posterior-lateral approach. Symptoms abated or marked improvement occurred in more than half of the cases and partial recovery was noted in one fourth of them what confirms indications for surgery in these cases.