Open AccessTransforaminal Posterior Approach Is Effective for Treatment of Lower Thoracic Spine Spondylodiscitis
Author(s) -
Fady Ibrahim,
Tameem Mohamed Elkhateeb,
Abdelrady Abd El-Rady,
Mohammed Zayan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
hss journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1556-3324
pISSN - 1556-3316
DOI - 10.1007/s11420-019-09688-w
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , orthopedic surgery , spondylodiscitis , kyphosis , laminectomy , decompression , thoracic vertebrae , spinal fusion , lumbar , lumbar vertebrae , radiography , spinal cord , psychiatry
Patients with lower-thoracic spine pathologies that affect anterior column stability and compress the neural tissues need anterior decompression and reconstruction. Anterior approaches result in long-term morbidities. Posterior laminectomy and fixation alone may not be sufficient to maintain spine stability.