Assessment of long-term kyphosis following transthoracic corpectomy with single adjacent level posterior instrumentation

Assessment of long-term kyphosis following transthoracic corpectomy with single adjacent level posterior instrumentation

Anterior thoracic spinal instrumentation has traditionally been supported by a posterior thoracic construct spanning from at least two levels above to two levels below; however, instrumentation at a single-level above and below may be adequate to support such a construct. We report two cases of tran...

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Main Authors: Rachel E Aliotta, Eric P Roger, Lindsay J Lipinski, Andrew J Fabiano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
Subjects:
Anterior expandable cage
corpectomy
kyphosis
spinal cord compression/surgery
spinal epidural malignancy
thoracic
transthoracic
Online Access:http://www.jcvjs.com/article.asp?issn=0974-8237;year=2014;volume=5;issue=1;spage=55;epage=57;aulast=Aliotta

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