In the last five years, surgeons have applied endoscopic transforaminal surgical techniques
mastered in the lumbar spine to the treatment of thoracic pathology. The aim of this …

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes, complication rate, feasibility,
and applicability of transfacet pedicle-sparing approach for treating thoracic disc herniation …

Simple Summary Spine metastases constitute a significant social problem. The spine is a
frequent site of metastases of various neoplasms. Our goal was to draw attention to the …

Surgery for spinal metastases has undergone multiple transformations in terms of surgical
technique. The need for a more aggressive surgical strategy for local control of the disease …

OBJECTIVE Thoracic costotransversectomies are among the most invasive spinal
procedures performed and are associated with unanticipated medical and surgical …

Background Previous studies have demonstrated the distinct advantages of
thoracoscopically assisted spinal fusion compared to traditional open thoracotomy …

Objective: While modern cosmetic surgery allows patients to be offered less invasive and
bloody procedures than before, there are cases where these are not sufficient to give the …

Benign nerve sheath tumors are the second most common primary spinal cord tumors in
adults, predominantly consisting of schwannomas and neurofibromas. 1, 2 They can either …

Operative management of thoracic injuries is an increasingly accepted technique, with
multiple reports of improved patient outcomes as compared with nonoperative treatment …

Background context Few studies have evaluated the extent of biomechanical destabilization
of thoracic decompression on the upper and lower thoracic spine. The present study …