Motor function of the upper-extremity after transection of the second thoracic nerve root during total en bloc spondylectomy.

Motor function of the upper-extremity after transection of the second thoracic nerve root during total en bloc spondylectomy.

BACKGROUND: In total en bloc spondylectomy (TES) of upper thoracic spine including the second thoracic (T2) vertebra, T2 nerve roots are usually transected. In this study, we examined the association between transection of the T2 nerve roots and upper-extremity motor function in patients with upper...

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Main Authors: Noriaki Yokogawa, Hideki Murakami, Satoru Demura, Satoshi Kato, Katsuhito Yoshioka, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Takayoshi Ishii, Moriyuki Fujii, Takashi Igarashi, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4198131?pdf=render

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