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Long-term operative outcome of giant calcified thoracic disc herniation – A retrospective analysis of 24 patients

BACKGROUND: Thoracic disc herniations (TDHs) are rare (0.15–4%) and often cause significant myelopathy (70–95%). They are defined as “Giant” if they occupy >40% of the spinal canal. Further, they are ossified/calcified in 42% of cases, with a 70% incidence of intradural extension. Here, we review...

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Autores principales: Gaddikeri, Manojkumar B., Srivastava, Sudhir K., Patil, Praveen, Naseem, Atif, Agrawal, Harsh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9699876/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36447846
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_798_2022