Despite the successful application of percutaneous endoscopic thoracic discectomy (PETD),
its technical feasibility and outcomes for symptomatic upper and midthoracic disc herniation …

Background Symptomatic thoracic disc herniation (TDH) is a rare clinical entity and surgical
intervention for it is even more uncommon. Despite several surgical techniques being …

Objective To explore the effect and safety of transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic
decompression for lower thoracic spinal stenosis. Methods We reviewed 6 patients receiving …

Study Design. Retrospective. Objective. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of
posterior cervical fusion lowest instrumented vertebra (PCF LIV) selection on incidence of …

This retrospective case series of prospective data aims to describe the transaxillary
approach for the treatment of upper thoracic spine pathology. Various surgical techniques …

Background: Symptomatic T1–T2 disc herniations are rare and, in most cases, are located
posterolaterally. Posterior approaches may utilize transfacet pedicle-sparing techniques …

Symptomatic cervico-thoracic tandem disc herniation occurs very rarely. On the other hand,
cervical disc herniations are common and may be treated via a variety of surgical …

Due to complexity of neural and vascular structures, surgical treatment of upper thoracic
spine is challenging. Open surgical approach for thoracic disc herniation includes …

Non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) is a common presenting complaint which can be better
managed. This requires the recognition of clinical sub-groups with investigation and …