Minimally Invasive Treatment of the Thoracic Spine Disease: Completely Percutaneous and Hybrid Approaches

<table>A 71-year-old man with traumatic fracture of the lower cervical spine and the T4-T5 vertebral bodies. A long fixation was carried out with hybrid procedure utilizing a double diameter rod. Pedicle screws of T6, T8, and T9 were implanted percutaneously.</table>

Minimally Invasive Surgery

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Figure 5: Minimally Invasive Treatment of the Thoracic Spine Disease: Completely Percutaneous and Hybrid Approaches 