title: Partial posterior vertebrectomy for anterior thoracic cord compression.
abstract: Compression of the anterior aspect of the thoracic cord is a common neurosurgical emergency. Treatment is generally unrewarding. Decompression by the anterior and antero-lateral approach is difficult and time consuming, and decompressive laminectomy offers poor results. It is suggested that in selected cases the removal of a small part posterior of the vertebral body via a posterolateral approach is an appropriate alternative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire, England.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000601:surgery*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000601:surgery*