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Spine Surgery: Anterior Thoracic Vertebral Body Replacement
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Back surgery for a fractured vertebra caused by trauma or tumor growth
An anterior thoracic vertebral body replacement approaches the spine from the front, removes and replaces a damaged vertebra, and stabilizes the spine. The procedure can remove painful pressure on the spinal cord and nerves that has resulted from trauma in which a vertebra is severely fractured, or pressure caused when a tumor has spread to the front of the spine and fractured a vertebra.
Updated: 9/18/2020
