Operating table column that includes a column foot (12), a column part (10) connected to the column foot (12), a head (14) intended for connection with a patient support surface of the operating table and a plurality of adjustment drives (16, 18, 20) that support the head (14), which includes in each case a first element (36, 58, 64) and a second element (40, 56, 68) which can move linearly with respect to the previous one, which acts on the head (14), characterized in that the first element (36) of a first adjustment drive (16) is connected with the column part (10) such that the second element (40) of the first adjustment drive (16) can only move in the direction of a first vertical axis (35), the head (14) being connected with the second element (40) of the first adjustment drive such that it can rotate around a second horizontal axis (44) and a third axis (50) perpendicular to the previous one, such that the First element (58) of a second adjustment drive (18) is connected with the column part (10) such that it can rotate around a rotation axis (62) parallel to the second axis (44), the head ( 14) with the second element (56) of the second adjustment drive (18) such that it can rotate about an axis (54) parallel to the second axis (44) and about the third axis (50) and such that the first element ( 64) of a third adjustment drive (20) is connected at a certain distance from the head (14) with the second element (40) of the first adjustment drive (16) and the second element (68) of the third adjustment drive ( 20) with the head (14) by means of respective universal joints (66, 70).Columna para mesa de operaciones que incluye un pie de columna (12), una parte de columna (10) unida con el pie de la columna (12), un cabezal (14) destinado a la unión con una superficie de soporte del paciente de la mesa de operaciones y una pluralidad de accionamientos de ajuste (16, 18, 20) que sustentan el cabezal (14), que incluye en cada caso un primer elemento (36, 58, 64) y un