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

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(a) Case illustration 4: preoperative MRI showing a paraspinal abscess in C7-T1, with collapse of the vertebral body and cervical cord compression. (b) Case illustration 4: postoperative CT scan showing C6-T2 anterior fixation and adequate decompression of the spinal cord. Patient received also a posterior fixation a week later. (c) Case illustration 4: postoperative MRI scan showing C6-T2 anterior fixation and adequate decompression of the spinal cord. Patient received also a posterior fixation a week later. Her Frankel grade improved to grade E at 1-year follow-up.

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