Anterior thoracic foraminotomy through mini-thoracotomy for the treatment of giant thoracic disc herniations
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Symptomatic thoracic disc herniations
than 1% of all vertebral disc operations.27 The incidence of thoracic disc–related spinal cord compression is estimated at approximately one case per million individuals per year.5 The use of computerized tomography and MR imaging has resulted in a significant increase in the detection and diagnosis of this lesion, perhaps providing more symptomatic patients expeditious treatment; however, like...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Spine Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0940-6719,1432-0932
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2263-6