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Vertebrectomy
Research results from M. Crocker and colleagues update understanding of vertebrectomy
May 6th, 2008
According to recent research published in the British Journal of Neurosurgery, "We present a series of eight patients undergoing circumferential neural decompression and stabilization of the thoracolumbar spine via a single midline posterior approach, with complete vertebrectomy for a variety of indications. Four had primary tumours, two secondary tumours, one patient had tuberculosis and one had delayed deformity due to trauma." "This single posterior approach is made possible via the use of an expandable cage that may be expanded in situ to offer anterior and middle column reconstruction. There were no major neurological complications and all patients with...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-06)
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