Vertebral hemi-resection for bone tumor with wide invasion of the vertebral canal: modified surgical method
Chir Organi Mov. 2004 Oct-Dec;89(4):293-8.
[Article in
English,
Italian]
Authors
R Biagini
1
, R Casadei, L Favale, N Salducca, F Erba, M Gigli, S Boriani, G Gamberini, M Rocca, A Briccoli, S Perin, M Pelosi, M Mercuri
Affiliation
- 1 V Divisione e Centro Tumori dell'Apparato Locomotore-Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Abstract
The authors describe a variation in the method of vertebral hemi-resection used for the treatment of neoplasms that present a wide invasion of the vertebral canal. This is followed by a review of the literature on the subject.
MeSH terms
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Humans
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Laminectomy
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Neoplasm Invasiveness
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Plastic Surgery Procedures
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Spinal Neoplasms / pathology*
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Spinal Neoplasms / surgery*
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Spine / surgery*