Mini Transsternal Approach to the Anterior High Thoracic Spine (T1–T4 Vertebrae)

Figure 5

(a) Case illustration 2: T2-weighted MRI showing a T2-3 neoplastic lesion associated with spinal cord compression. (b) Case illustration 2: postoperative CT scan showing the titanium construct with iliac bone autograft and adequate decompression of the spinal canal. (c) Case illustration 2: postoperative CT scan showing the titanium construct with iliac bone autograft and adequate decompression of the spinal canal. Patient’s Frankel grade improved from C to E.

(a)

(b)

(c)