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KMID : 0377220020270010218
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Medical Journal of Chosun Univercity
2002 Volume.27 No. 1 p.218 ~ p.222
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A case of ossified herniated thoracic disc causing severe cord compression
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Choi Yul
Shin Ho
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Abstract
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Disk herniations in the thoracic spine are rare, representing 0.25% to 0.57% of all symptomatic disk herniations in the spine. Because of the popularity of magnetic resonance imaging and computered tomography with myelography, asymptomatic thoracic disk herniations, some rather large and compressing the spinal cord, are recognized in up to 15% of patients. We report a case of ossified disc causing severe cord compression. We removed the disc successfully through anterior retropleural approach without causing cord injury.
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KEYWORD
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Ossified thoracic disc, Anterior retropleural approach
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