Cortical anesthesia is anesthesia of a group of sensitive fibers of the spinal cord roots. It is used to treat pain syndromes resulting from traumatic lesions of the spine, spinal hernia, osteochondrosis, inflammatory or degenerative pathology of the spine. During anesthesia, the neurosurgeon blocks nerve conduction in the support and trunk of the spinal nerves.
Classification by type of block The main method may be epidural anesthesia, where one needle is used before surgery and repeated after surgery to restore the necessary functions. For this purpose, the technique of single-puncture and multiple, circular or beam anesthesia is used.
Another type of cortical anesthesia is lumbar subarachnoid anesthesia. Indications for it are the formation of a hernia or other pathologies during surgery. With the help of such a blockade, pain is eliminated, allowing the surgeon to concentrate on the operation. Epidural administration of drugs is carried out with one, several or multiple injections