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Advances in surgical techniques have allowed the spinal column to be accessed by posterior, lateral, and anterior approaches. Minimally invasive techniques have permitted access to the anterior spinal column without the potential risks of a formal thoracotomy incision.
This approach has the potential to decrease the surgical morbidity of a conventional thoracotomy, and achieve comparable open procedure results. Surgical approaches may change but the technical procedure and operative goals remain the same.
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Picetti, G.D., Holland, C.A., Fox, A. et al. Thorascopic instrumentation correction and fusion of idiopathic adolescence thoracic scoliosis. Arch Ortop Reumatol 120, 23–25 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10261-009-0026-7
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