Analysis of hard thoracic herniated discs: Review of 18 cases operated by thoracoscopy

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 537-542

  Gille, Olivier ^a   Soderlund, Christian ^a   Razafimahandri, Henri J C ^a   Mangione, Paolo ^b   Vital, Jean Marc ^a  

^a University Hospital   (France)

^b Clinique Saint Martin   (France)

Author keywords

Calcified thoracic disc herniation; MRI; Scheuermann; Thoracic spine; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALE; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHEUERMANN DISEASE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACIC SPINE; THORACOSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; CALCINOSIS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISKECTOMY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; THORACOSCOPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646753202     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-1014-3     Document Type: Review

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