Surgical treatment of the spine at the cervicothoracic junction: An illustrated review of a modified sternotomy approach with the description of tricks and pitfalls

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 365-368

  Knoller S M ^a   Brethner, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cervicothoracic junction; Sternotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; CERVICAL SPINE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE SURGERY; SPINE TUMOR; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0036952606     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-002-0392-9     Document Type: Article

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