Comparison of mini-open anterior corpectomy and posterior total en bloc spondylectomy for solitary metastases of the thoracolumbar spine Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 271-279

  Fang, Taolin ^a   Dong, Jian ^a   Zhou, Xiaogang ^a   McGuire, Robert A ^b   Li, Xilei ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior mini open corpectomy; Metastatic spinal tumor; Minimally invasive surgery; Oncology; Posterior total en bloc spondylectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868347992     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.7.SPINE111086     Document Type: Review

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