Total thoracic vertebrectomy with anterior and posterior column reconstruction via single posterior approach

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-31

  Crocker, Matthew ^a   Chitnavis, Bhupal ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Spinal stabilization; Spinal tumour; Vertebral reconstruction; Vertebrectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACIC SPINE; THORACIC VERTEBRECTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; THORAX TUMOR; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 34047113427     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690601170676     Document Type: Article

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