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

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(a) Case illustration 3: preoperative CT showing C6-C7 subluxation with spinal canal compromise and previous C5-C6 fixation in the context of ankylosing spondylitis. (b) Case illustration 3: postop CT scan showing the correction of the spine alignment at the cervicothoracic junction, the widened spinal canal, and the C5-T2 fixation. (c) Case illustration 3: postop CT scan with 3D reconstruction showing the correction of the spine alignment at the cervicothoracic junction. Patient remained neurologically stable and did not experience any further neurological deterioration.

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