Background The choice between transthoracic, lateral, and posterolateral approaches to
excise thoracic disc herniations remains controversial. Methods The outcome of the three …

Twenty-two herniations of a thoracic disc in nineteen patients were surgically excised
between 1972 and 1984. An anterior transthoracic decompression or a …

Sixty-seven cases of thoracic intervertebral disc protrusion are reported with an analysis of
clinical and radiological findings. The findings include the fact that male: female ratio is …

Abstract TWENTY CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS were treated for symptomatic thoracic disc
herniation with the transpedicular approach. Most patients had severe, incapacitating local …

Background The basic endoscopic instruments are not suitable for removing calcified or
hard discs in patients with thoracic disc herniations (TDH). We describe a percutaneous …

The Gd-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance findings in two patients with herniated
thoracic intervertebral discs are reported. The first patient was a 56-year-old woman with a …

Thoracic disc herniation is a rare and slowly progressing disease, commonest at the lower
thoracic spine. We performed transthoracic discectomy and interbody fusion in 12 patients …

✓ The authors report two cases of nodular calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystal
deposition close to the thoracic neural foramen, which caused chronic radiculopathy …

We present our experiences with six cases of herniated thoracic discs. These cases illustrate
the clinical and radiological challenges inherent in these sometimes complicated clinical …

RESULTS Within the first 50 cases of use of the face rest, when we were still trying various
compliances of foam cushions, two patients devel-oped second-degree “burns” on the apex …