A New Procedure Lateral and Anterior Decompression of Thoracic Spine

We experienced a new procedure of the decompression of thoracic OPLL. This procedure is as follows. The vertebral body and rib were exposed by extrapleural approach. First a proximal side of the rib was resected by air drill. Secondly the pedicle was resected. At this time dural tube was observed, a...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 1213 - 1216
Main Authors Saika, Minoru, Watanabe, Hideo, Matsushita, Kazunori, Masukawa, Shinichi, Ueda, Jun, Kawai, Shinya, Nomura, Kozo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 25.02.1989
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Summary:We experienced a new procedure of the decompression of thoracic OPLL. This procedure is as follows. The vertebral body and rib were exposed by extrapleural approach. First a proximal side of the rib was resected by air drill. Secondly the pedicle was resected. At this time dural tube was observed, and anterior decompression was performed safely.
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.37.1213