PATHOMORPHOLOGY OF SPONDILESIS OF THE CERVICAL SPINE

Abstract

This paper examines the pathomorphological changes that occur in 5 radiological cycles of cervical spine spondylosis. In degenerative diseases of the cervical spine, too, the disc, spinal cord, interlocking joints, surrounding fibrous tissue and bone tissue are damaged, deformed and fragmented. In osteoarthritis of the cervical spine, there are 5 radiological periods, and at its onset, initially, fibrous tissue and muscles around the spine undergo pathomorphological changes. In stages II and III of the disease, the specific tissues of the joint, such as the synovial membrane, the disc, the lower and upper bones of the joint, begin to be damaged, osteophytes appear in the bone, and the joint cavity narrows. Eventually, the osteophytes enlarge, the joint cavity narrows sharply, the bones of the lower and upper tumors thicken and harden, leading to severe osteosclerosis and deformity.