Is T1-2 Disc Herniation Rare? A Case Report

• 作者: Alattin Yurt Emrah Ak?ay Murat Aydin
• 来源期刊: 临床医学国际期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: DISC HERNIATION THORACIC SPINE T1-2 Level Surgery
• 年，卷（期）: 2014,（8）
• 页码范围: 444-446
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Backround: The English literature contains very few reports on disc herniation at upper thoracic levels. This report presents a patient with T1-2 disc herniation who underwent successful surgery. Case Presentation: A 47-year-old female presented that the right T1 root was compressed by foraminal disc herniation at the T1-2 level. Conclusion: The anterior approach is an easy and appropriate method to treat central and foraminal disc herniation of the thoracic spine.