Ontology of Congenital Spine Defects

Deepening and generalization of existing knowledge about rare diseases congenital anomalies are becoming relevant in modern medical practice. Understanding the features prenatal morphogenesis spine spinal cord, as well postnatal changes cartilaginous spine, is necessary to interpret severity pathologies predict their complications. The purpose study was analyze summarize information sources scientific literature on development defects, classification interpretation alphabetical order. This a continuation our previous studies defects human skeleton. embryological vertebrae complex, so errors laying formation basic structures can lead various types malformations. Disorders associated with number (occipitalization, thoracolization, lumbalization, sacralization); change shape vertebrae: or wedge-shaped (with developmental delay anterior parts), spondylolysis delayed posterior parts); impaired arches vertebral bodies. Congenital malformations be single, multiple, mixed. Spinal abnormalities not always noticeable at birth; they may manifest during growth form deformities neurological disorders. Common scoliosis, kyphosis, lordoscoliosis kyphoscoliosis. In addition concomitant should considered, such thoracic, intravertebral, cardiac, urogenital. divided into moderate (require serious treatment, but life-threatening); severe (to save child's life, it urgently carry out treatment); lethal (incompatible life anomalies, child dies childbirth womb). Conclusion. Treatment long comprehensive, requires clear plan involvement specialized specialists, including pediatric orthopedists neurosurgeons. Based analysis sources, an attempt made according alphabet proposed