What is thoracic approach?
What is thoracic approach?
DEFINITION. The anterior approach can be used to access the thoracic spine for decompression, deformity correction, and stabilization. This approach allows for access to treat conditions such as intervertebral disc herniation, infection, tumor, and trauma.
What makes the thoracic spine so special?
Its attachment to the rib cage affords the thoracic region of the spinal column greater stability and strength. Photo Source: iStock.com. Because the ribs attach to the thoracic spine’s vertebrae, this section of the spine is strong and stabilizing, with less range-of-motion than the cervical (neck) levels.
What are the 4 natural curve areas of your back?
There are four natural curves in the spinal column. The cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral curvature.
What is the main function of the thoracic spine?
Thoracic (mid back) – the main function of the thoracic spine is to hold the rib cage and protect the heart and lungs. The twelve thoracic vertebrae are numbered T1 to T12. The range of motion in the thoracic spine is limited. Lumbar (low back) – the main function of the lumbar spine is to bear the weight of the body.
What is Costotransversectomy approach?
A costotransversectomy is a procedure used in corpectomy and fusion procedures, as well as in many other spinal surgeries. It is used to remove a portion of rib, as well as the transverse process of a vertebra, allowing an anterior spinal surgery to be performed, rather than a posterior procedure.
Why are thoracic spinous processes long?
The thoracic vertebrae possess longer laminae than the cervical vertebrae to form a wider spinal canal. They meet posteriorly to form long, inferiorly projecting spinous processes.
Which feature is unique to the axis?
The most distinctive characteristic of this bone is the strong Odontoid Process(also known as the “dens”) which rises perpendicularly from the upper surface of the body.It is a prominent rounded superior projection from the body. This tooth-like elevation serves a stable point around which the atlas bone rotates.
What are the 3 natural curves of the spine?
A healthy back has three natural curves:
- An inward or forward curve at the neck (cervical curve)
- An outward or backward curve at the upper back (thoracic curve)
- An inward curve at the lower back (lumbar curve)
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