title: [Anterior thoracoscopic approach of thoracic spine in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis].
abstract: The use of anterior surgical techniques for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) has increased recently and anterior discectomy, anterior release and fusion, instrumentation of the thoracic scoliosis can be performed through a thoracoscopic approach. The thoracoscopic approach has several advantages: small surgical trauma, early return to work, reduced postoperative pain and improved postoperative respiratory functions. Although the thoracoscopic approach still has some shortcomings currently, it will be widely accepted with further development of this technique and instrumentations in the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China. d-yubin@sohu.com
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Yi-peng
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Gui-xing
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Qiu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods