Konstantinos Markatos - ۲nd Orthopaedics Department, University of Athens, Konstantopouleio Hospital of Nea Ionia, Nea Ionia, Athens, Greece
Nikolaos Efstathopoulos - ۲nd Orthopaedics Department, University of Athens, Konstantopouleio Hospital of Nea Ionia, Nea Ionia, Athens, Greece
Konstantina Arkoudi - Radiology Department, Korgialeneio–Benakeio Hospital, Athens, Greece
Maria K Kaseta - ۲nd Orthopaedics Department, University of Athens, Konstantopouleio Hospital of Nea Ionia, Nea Ionia, Athens, Greece
Georgios Androutsos - History of Medicine Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Vassilios Nikolaou - ۲nd Orthopaedics Department, University of Athens, Konstantopouleio Hospital of Nea Ionia, Nea Ionia, Athens, Greece

Spine Surgery began its evolution in the beginning of the ۱۹th century in order to reach nowadays the point of being considered an important subspecialty of Neurosurgery and Orthopaedics. The purpose of this historical review is the search and evaluation of the progress in spine surgery in the second half of the ۲۰th century. This review concerns the evolution of this field in Greece. Special references are made to the achievements of this field, to the departments that practised it, to physicians and surgeons (orthopaedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, radiologists and rheumatologists) who developed this subspecialty and to clinical and scientific work of this time period. Eventually, the progress of medicine and technology who led to the first achievements of this subspecialty are shown and also that this progress followed the development of the National Healthcare System. In Greece, with small exceptions, the new techniques emerged with a certain delay.

Spine Surgery, Trauma, Deformity, Greece, historical review