Historical aspects of transpedicular fixation of the spine: literature review

Abstract

The main historical aspects of the evolution of transpedicular fixation of the spine were analyzed according to the literature. The main historical stages in the development of transpedicular fixation of the spine were identified: vertebral screw fixation (King, 1944), pedicle screw plate system (Roy-Camille, 1970), external transpedicular fixation – Fixateur Externe (Magerl, 1977), internal transpedicular fixation – Fixateur Interne (Dick, 1982), transpedicular titanium implants (1987). They played a significant role in the formation of modern surgical technologies for posterior metallic osteosynthesis and the creation of multifunctional transpedicular fixation devices, which are now considered to be the gold standard of posterior fixation for various pathologies of the thoracic, lumbar and lumbosacral spine.