Thoracotomy in spine surgery

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 482-484

  Nadir, Aydin ^a   Sahin, E ^a   Ozum, U ^a   Karadag, O ^a   Tezeren, G ^a   Kaptanoglu, M ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anterior approach; Spine surgery; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSCOLIOSIS; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; LUNG CANCER; LUNG HYDATID CYST; LUNG INJURY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SEPSIS; SEX RATIO; SPINE INJURY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; SPINE TUMOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL INJURIES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; SPINE; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 57749119265     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038877     Document Type: Article

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