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corpectomy, the removal of a vertebral body. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Food and Drug Administration has now approved these devices for anterior column fusion, anterior cervical fusion, anterior lumbar interbody fusion, and corpectomy for reconstruction of fractures and tumors, among other uses. Although multiple discectomies are an alternative means of decompression in cases with predominately prolapsed intervertebral discs, we preferred corpectomy in the present series for the following reasons: first, most cases were spinal stenosis caused by the spondylotic changes (osteophytes) and prolapsed intervertebral discs; we aimed to address this compressive pathology. The patient subsequently underwent surgery with L1-2 anterior lumbar corpectomy and 1 week later posterior spinal fusion. |
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