Nikiforova Table

The Nikiforov table is a special orthopedic table developed in the USSR by orthopedic doctor Gavriil Ivanovich Nikiforov (1892-1957).

Gavriil Ivanovich Nikiforov was a famous Soviet orthopedic surgeon, the founder of the national school of operative orthopedics. He made a great contribution to the development of traumatology and orthopedics, and developed a number of original surgical techniques.

The Nikiforov table is intended for spinal traction and correction of scoliotic disease in children and adolescents. It allows for spinal traction under anesthesia, providing complete relaxation of the back muscles. The table has special straps to secure the patient's body, as well as a mechanism for smooth stretching of the spine.

The use of a Nikifor table in the complex treatment of scoliosis allows one to achieve good results, reduce or prevent the progression of spinal curvature. This treatment method was actively used in the USSR and Russia in the second half of the 20th century.

Today, the Nikifor table continues to be used in children's orthopedic clinics for the treatment of scoliosis. It remains an effective and safe method of controlling this serious orthopedic disease.

**Nikiforova Table**

The article is devoted to the life and scientific work of the Russian traumatologist-orthopedist, professor, doctor of medical sciences Ekaterina Klimentovna Nikiforova (1895–1970), who in 2015 became one of the women awarded the title of Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation.

Nikiforova E.K. read the first report “On the treatment of hip fractures” on January 31, 1927 at the House of the Communist Academy. Based on this report, the textbook “Fractures and Dislocations, Methods of Their Treatment” was written, which subsequently went through several editions. Today, the textbook serves as one of the best textbooks on the problem of epiphyseal injuries and post-fracture rehabilitation and is located in the library of the Institute of Spine Surgery named after. N. M. Priorov, used at the Moscow Medical Academy named after I. M. Sechenov. In 1945, Professor Nikiforova was transferred to the Central Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics (CITO). She worked as the chief physician of CITO until 1951. Under her leadership, a fundamentally new direction was created - orthopedic treatment of children with genetic diseases, which made it possible to significantly improve the results and quality of orthopedic care for children in the USSR. She has developed original methods of orthopedic treatment of newborns and young children who have undergone blood