Anterior Transsternal Approach for Treatment of Upper Thoracic Vertebral Osteomyelitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Direct ventral access to the cervicothoracic spine (C7-T4) poses a technical challenge in spine surgery, given the vital neurovascular structures residing anterior to the cervicothoracic junction (CTJ). The transsternal approach is a feasible surgical option that allows for direct anterior exposure...

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Autores principales: Le, Hai V, Wadhwa, Rishi, Mummaneni, Praveen, Theodore, Pierre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2015
Materias:
General Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4610737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26623225
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.324

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4610737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26623225
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.324

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