POSSIBILITIES OF THE METHODS OF RADIATION DIAGNOSTICS IN THE ESTIMATION OF CERVICAL SPINE VERTEBRAL-MOTOR SEGMENT INSTABILITY
Obtaining a correct understanding of the anatomy of the cervical spine is of paramount importance for patients undergoing surgical treatment, since there are cases when the true picture of the disease is already specified directly during the intervention. As a result, the duration of the operation significantly increases, and a relapse of instability may occur, requiring repeated surgical correction. Diagnosis of instability of the cervical spine is a very topical issue affecting several specialties: radiology, traumatology and orthopedics, since the current "gold standard" - functional radiography - has low sensitivity and specificity. One of the main methods of treatment of the described pathology is surgical correction, therefore correct diagnosis is of paramount importance, since erroneous diagnostics can seriously change the course of the operation, and in case of a negative scenario, it may cause the need for a further operation in the future. Constantly searching for various diagnostic methods with high validity. This review presents all the variety of methods used for radiological diagnosis of instability of the cervical spine, the features of their application. The results of the analysis showed that, despite the large number of diagnostic methods, it is difficult to identify the most preferable to assess violations of the biomechanics of the cervical spine.