OBJECTIVE: To present the results of a survey among 257 spine surgeons on the main surgical procedures that are no longer used to treat spinal trauma, degenerative spinal disease and spinal deformities. METHOD: The survey participants answered a questionnaire covering the treatment of different traumatic and degenerative diseases and deformities of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar segments, and each question had three response options: I don't do it anymore, I have never did it and I still do it. RESULTS: The interviewed surgeons came from 22 Brazilians states, 97% were male with age ranging from 28 to 72 years (mean age 43.16 years ±11.54 years), with 0-23 years of experience in spinal surgery. The basic training of the surveyed surgeons was 78.2% in Orthopedics and 20.2% in Neurosurgery. CONCLUSION: The evaluation of responses to the suvey emphasizes the change in therapeutic attitude and the abandonment of techniques classically utilized in the treatment of spinal diseases, the influence of the surgeon basic training in the treatment choice for spinal diseases and the wide spectrum of therapeutic options among the interviewed surgeons considering the time of experience in the area, age and basic training.
Spine; Orthopedics; Neurosurgery
