Smiles from the old reels: clinic-anatomical studies on the cervical backbone

Abstract

These studies coincide in time with the establishment of the Department of Anatomy in Varna. Large amount of human material was examined macroscopically, with x-ray and with histological methods. Data of importance to clinics, concerning the bony skeleton, the intervertebral disks, the joints and the vertebral artery were obtained. In addition, the age related alterations of the cervical backbone, known to give rise to complicated neurological and vascular syndromes, were examined.