Journal of spinal disorders & techniques
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Oct 2009
Comparative StudyCadaveric evaluation of minimally invasive posterolateral thoracic corpectomy: a comparison of 3 approaches.
A cadaver study comparing 3 different minimally invasive approaches to the anterior thoracic spine. ⋯ Minimally invasive thoracic corpectomy is feasible and a 6 cm approach off of midline appears optimal.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Oct 2009
Fracture-related thoracic kyphotic deformity correction by single-stage posterolateral vertebrectomy with circumferential reconstruction and stabilization: Outcomes in 30 cases.
This paper is a retrospective chart review. ⋯ Thoracic kyphotic correction is possible through a prone single-stage simultaneous anterior vertebrectomy and posterior reconstruction. Sufficient anterior and posterior correction of instability and fracture using the SUMC technique is possible with similar results to the traditional 2-stage approach.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Oct 2009
Comparative StudyReconstructive techniques study after anterior decompression of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
Retrospectively compared 2 reconstructive techniques after the anterior decompression of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy. ⋯ This study clearly demonstrates that, adequate decompression can be achieved for the multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy with both methods, and the hybrid method offers better biomechanical stability and fusion results than the corpectomy method, and obviates the need for staged circumferential procedures.