J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  2011 Jan;49(1):61-64. 10.3340/jkns.2011.49.1.61.

Inferiorly Migrated Disc Fragment at T1 Body Treated by T1 Transcorporeal Approach

• Choi BK
• Han IH
• Cho WH
• Cha SH

• KMID: 1442696
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2011.49.1.61

Abstract

Upper thoracic vertebral bodies are difficult to access using standard anterior approaches. It may require sternotomy and claviculectomy, which carries significant possibility of morbidities. We report a case of inferiorly migrated cervicothoracic junction disc treated successfully by anterior upper-vertebral transcorporeal approach. This specific technique obviated the need of sternotomy, created favorable working space and saved the motion segment at cervicothoracic junction. This report is the first transcorporeal approach to a disc fragment at T1-2 space without fusion.

Keyword

Intervertebral disc; Transcorporeal approach; Upper thoracic vertebral disc

MeSH Terms

Intervertebral Disc
Sternotomy