Vertebral hemi-resection for bone tumor with wide invasion of the vertebral canal: modified surgical method.
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.
Biagini
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V Divisione e Centro Tumori dell'Apparato Locomotore-Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Casadei
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R
Favale
L
L
Salducca
N
N
Erba
F
F
Gigli
M
M
Boriani
S
S
Gamberini
G
G
Rocca
M
M
Briccoli
A
A
Perin
S
S
Pelosi
M
M
Mercuri
M
M
D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013131:Spine / Q000601:surgery*