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ORTHOPEDIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Volume 40, Issue 4, Pages 459-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2009.05.005
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Thoracoscopy; Minimally invasive surgery; Spine; Tumors; Osteoid osteoma; Video-assisted thoracic surgery
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Thoracoscopy has been used worldwide for many years by thoracic surgeons. Despite a long learning curve and technical demands of the procedure, thoracoscopy has several advantages, including better cosmesis, adequate exposure to all levels of the thoracic spine from T2 to L 1, better illumination and magnification at the site of surgery, less damage to the tissue adjacent to the surgical field, less morbidity when compared with standard thoracotomy in terms of respiratory problems, pain, blood loss, muscle and chest wall damages, consequent shorter recovery time, less postoperative pulmonary function impairment, and shorter hospitalization. Good results at short- and medium-term follow-up need to be confirmed at long-term follow-up.
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