Thoracic Disc Herniation. Treatment and Prognosis

Overview

Journal Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

Specialty Orthopedics

Date 1979 Jan 1

PMID 432715

Citations 10

Authors

O W Albrand

G Corkill

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Abstract

Thoracic disc herniation is difficult to recognize. Diagnosis is easily made when the patient has a paraparesis, but at this point the disc herniation is usually large, and the result of the disc removal is less certain. Most of the 7 patients discussed had an early diagnosis made. Six patients were treated by the transthoracic anterolateral approach, and improvement occurred in all.

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