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  • Title: [Thoracoscopic management of fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine].
    Author: Bühren V.
    Journal: Langenbecks Arch Chir Suppl Kongressbd; 1998; 115():108-12. PubMed ID: 9931592.
    Abstract:
    In 90 patients, stabilization of injuries of the thoracic spine and the thoracolumbar junction was performed using minimally invasive thoracoscopy. The method includes partial corporectomy with spinal decompression, interposition of a tricortical bone graft, and anterior spondylodesis by planting. Complications were rare and not severe, with only two conversions to open technique. Compared to the open, standard method benefits included reduced postoperative pain, shorter hospital stay and reduced morbidity.
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