Anterior approach to the cervicothoracic junction without sternotomy: A report of 37 cases

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 2875-2879

  Pointillart, Vincent ^a   Aurouer, Nicolas ^a,b   Gangnet, Nicolas ^a   Vital, Jean Marc ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^b BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Anterior approach; Cervicothoracic junction; Osteosynthesis; Vertebrectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CERVICAL SPINE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE SURGERY; STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT DURATION; VERTEBRA BODY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOTOMY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINE INJURY; STERNUM; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; VERTEBRA;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL INJURIES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; STERNUM; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 39049166159     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31815b7632     Document Type: Article

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