Thoracic disc herniation

• Full-endoscopic Discectomy for the Treatment of Thoracic Myelopathy Caused by Upward-migrating Thoracic Disc Herniation
• Iceberg floating technique of ventral decompression for thoracic spinal stenosis and myelopathy: Technical note and preliminary results
• Comparative analysis of mini-open trans-thoracic transpleural and posterior approaches in thoracic disc herniation surgery: A 10-year retrospective review
• Transforaminal Endoscopic Thoracic Discectomy Is More Cost-Effective Than Microdiscectomy for Symptomatic Disc Herniations
• Outcomes of non-limited versus cranial-limited extensive hemilaminectomy and durotomy in dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion and presumptive progressive myelomalacia
• Technique and outcomes of the trans-superior articular process approach for endoscopic thoracic discectomy
• Thoracic disc herniations: diagnosis, surgical techniques, and complication insights
• Sagittal alignment of the spine and lumbar disc herniation in young adults: A historical, case-control study

● comprise only 0.25% of disc herniations, and < 4% of operations for herniated disc

● usually occur at or below T8 (the more mobile portion of the thoracic spine)

● frequently calcified ∴ get CT through the disc (may affect the choice of surgical approach)

● primary indications for surgery: refractory pain, progressive myelopathy

● surgical treatment: laminectomy is usually not appropriate for midline or calcified discs

Thoracic disc herniation epidemiology.

see Thoracic hard disc herniation or Calcified thoracic disc herniation or Sclerosing thoracic disc herniation

see Thoracolumbar disc herniation.

The sequelae of Scheuermann’s disease probably contribute to the development of symptoms ^{1) 2) 3) 4)}.

see Thoracic disc herniation clinical features.

see Thoracic disc herniation diagnosis.

see Thoracic disc herniation treatment.

Yüce İ, Kahyaoğlu O, Çavuşoğlu HA, Çavuşoğlu H, Aydın Y. Midterm outcome of thoracic disc herniations that were treated by microdiscectomy with bilateral decompression via unilateral approach. J Clin Neurosci. 2018 Dec;58:94-99. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.09.033. Epub 2018 Oct 9. PubMed PMID: 30314918.

see Thoracic disc herniation case reports.