[On the problem of ventral spondylodesis at the lumbar vertebral column (author's transl)].

The article reports on 17 cases of ventral intracorporal spondylodesis at the lumbar vertebral column. Poor results were seen in about 50% of the cases in a follow-up examination performed 2--5 years postoperatively; in all these cases, clinical and radiological findings agreed completely. The article points to the importance of proper indication. The inefficiences are aral spondylodesis at the lumbar vertebral column. Poor results were seen in about 50% of the cases in a follow-up examination performed 2--5 years postoperatively; in all these cases, clinical and radiological findings agreed completely. The article points to the importance of proper indication. The inefficiences are aral spondylodesis at the lumbar vertebral column. Poor results were seen in about 50% of the cases in a follow-up examination performed 2--5 years postoperatively; in all these cases, clinical and radiological findings agreed completely. The article points to the importance of proper indication. The inefficiences are ascribed to the method of surgery, since, in the author's opinion, ventral bone chip implantation will not guarantee primary stability of sufficiently long duration.