[Neurologic complications of lumbar osteochondrosis].

Four cases (2 females and 2 males aged 18-22) of lumbar spine osteochondrosis with massive defects within end-plates and vertebral bodies are presented. In 3 cases bony overgrowth of posterior vertebral body wall with marginal spur occurred. Huge prolapse of annulus fibrosus occurred in one case. Neurological deficits appeared in all 4 cases. Bony overgrowth has been excised in 3 cases, nucleotomy accompanied one of them. The remaining patient required excision of the disc and segmental fusion. Good results were achieved in all above patients. The author recommends this treatment in similar cases.