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. 2006 Jan;11(1):3-12.
doi: 10.1007/s00776-005-0964-y.

Total en bloc spondylectomy for spinal tumors: improvement of the technique and its associated basic background

Katsuro Tomita  1 , Norio Kawahara, Hideki Murakami, Satoru Demura
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Total en bloc spondylectomy for spinal tumors: improvement of the technique and its associated basic background

Katsuro Tomita et al. J Orthop Sci. 2006 Jan.
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
A Compartment and barrier. SSL, supraspinous ligament; LF, ligamentum flavum; PLL, posterior longitudinal ligament; ALL, anterior longitudinal ligament; ISL, interspinous ligament; CL, costotransverse ligament. B Specimens resected along with the compartment and barrier concept
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Surgical classification of spinal tumors
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Fig. 3
Surgical strategy for spinal metastases
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Fig. 4
Number of patients who underwent each surgery for spinal metastases (1989–2003). TES, total en bloc spondylectomy
Fig. 5
Fig. 5
Survival curves (Kaplan-Meier method)
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