Highlights in Spine Care during the Last One Hundred Years

The article reviews milestones in spine care that have occurred in the past 100 years. The various conditions and diagnoses we commonly treat today were poorly understood and there were few reliable treatments available in the first half of the twentieth century. Various diagnostic and imaging techniques have evolved as well as nonoperative and operative modalities to treat deformity, degenerative, and traumatic spine conditions. The reader should gain an understanding and appreciation of how interrelated the early concepts of management and treatment relate to the procedures and technology we take for granted today. Nasca RJ. Highlights in Spine Care during the Last One Hundred Years. The Duke Orthop J 2017;7(1):14-22.