• Rory J Petteys and Faheem A Sandhu.
• Department of Neurosurgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
• J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2014 Jul 1; 75 (4): 305-9.

BackgroundCorpectomy is a frequently performed procedure for pathologies of the anterior spine including neoplasms, fractures, deformities, and osteomyelitis. Traditional approaches to the anterior thoracic spine and thoracolumbar junction are associated with significant perioperative pulmonary complications and morbidity. Posterior and posterolateral approaches minimize some of these complications but are somewhat limited in visualization of the anterior elements.Patient And MethodsHere we report the case of a 49-year-old man with a remote thoracolumbar fracture and subsequent focal deformity treated with a minimally invasive lateral retroperitoneal corpectomy and open posterior arthrodesis.ConclusionMinimally invasive lateral corpectomy is a safe and effective option for deformity correction. We discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of this approach and review the relevant literature.Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.

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