Anterior thoracoscopic approach of thoracic spine in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
- Author:
Bin YU
1
;
Yi-peng WANG
;
Gui-xing QIU
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China. d-yubin@sohu.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Animals;
Diskectomy;
methods;
Humans;
Internal Fixators;
Scoliosis;
surgery;
Spinal Fusion;
methods;
Thoracic Vertebrae;
surgery;
Thoracoscopy;
methods;
Thoracotomy;
methods
- From:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
2003;25(6):731-734
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The use of anterior surgical techniques for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) has increased recently and anterior discectomy, anterior release and fusion, instrumentation of the thoracic scoliosis can be performed through a thoracoscopic approach. The thoracoscopic approach has several advantages: small surgical trauma, early return to work, reduced postoperative pain and improved postoperative respiratory functions. Although the thoracoscopic approach still has some shortcomings currently, it will be widely accepted with further development of this technique and instrumentations in the future.
