Thoracoscopic Diskectomy

Indications

• Thoracoscopic diskectomy is employed for treatment of herniated disks in the thoracic spine anterior to the spinal cord using a minimally invasive anterior approach.

• Patients typically present with spinal myelopathy and cord compression.

• This approach can be used to treat thoracic radicular pain, diskitis, and other similar conditions best treated from the front of the spine.