Converting from Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery to open thoracotomy during multilevel tuberculous corpectomy and cage reconstruction
The application of VATS to perform multilevel tuberculous corpectomies and vertebral column reconstruction is an exciting frontier in the field of minimally invasive spine surgery. The approach avoids the morbidity of an open thoracotomy and several studies note its significant advantages. Despite t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-03-01
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Series: | Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751920304990 |