Motor Function of the Upper-Extremity after Transection of the Second Thoracic Nerve Root during Total En Bloc Spondylectomy

BACKGROUND: In total en bloc spondylectomy (TES) of upper thoracic spine including the second thoracic (T2) vertebra, T2 nerve roots are usually transected. In this study, we examined the association between transection of the T2 nerve roots and upper-extremity motor function in patients with upper...

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Main Authors: Yokogawa, Noriaki, Murakami, Hideki, Demura, Satoru, Kato, Satoshi, Yoshioka, Katsuhito, Hayashi, Hiroyuki, Ishii, Takayoshi, Fujii, Moriyuki, Igarashi, Takashi, Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4198131/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25333299
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109838
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