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Thoracic Discectomy

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Disc herniation is a fairly common condition with a frequency of 40 to 50 per 100,000 people. Conversely, symptomatic thoracic disc herniation (TDH) is significantly less common. It is most commonly seen in mid-to-late adult life, with the peak of 80% occurring between 40 and 50 years of age. There is no significant difference in gender. Surgical procedures for symptomatic TDH represent only 0.15% to 4% of all surgeries for intervertebral disc herniation.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA

    Jason E. McGowan, Islam Fayed & Faheem A. Sandhu

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  1. Washington Spine & Scoliosis, Institute at OrthoBethesda, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Joseph R. O'Brien

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA

    S. Bobby Kalantar

  3. Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima, WA, USA

    Doniel Drazin

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA

    Faheem A. Sandhu

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McGowan, J.E., Fayed, I., Altschuler, M., Sandhu, F.A. (2020). Thoracic Discectomy. In: O'Brien, J., Kalantar, S., Drazin, D., Sandhu, F. (eds) The Resident's Guide to Spine Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20847-9_13

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