Anterior transsternal approach for a lesion in the upper thoracic vertebral body: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 461-468

  Xiao, Zengming ^a   He, Maolin ^a   Zhan, Xinli ^a   Chen, Qianfen ^a  

^a GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Surgical approach; Thoracic vertebra; Upper thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; BRADYCARDIA; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; RADICULOPATHY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; SPINE METASTASIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; STERNOTOMY; THORACIC SPINE; TRACHEA; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; BONE PLATE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINE FUSION; STERNUM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADICULOPATHY; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; STERNUM; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TITANIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 77957958905     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.4.SPINE09808     Document Type: Article

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