Sternal splitting approach to upper thoracic lesions located anterior to the spinal cord

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 428-433

  Hanakita, Junya ^a   Suwa, Hideyuki ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament; Spinal tumors; Sternal splitting approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ARCH; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; MALE; METASTASIS; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINE STABILIZATION; STERNUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033009887     PISSN: 03872572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.39.428     Document Type: Article

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