34 Total Spondylectomy for Tumors of the Cervical and Thoracic Spine

Joseph H. McMordie and Jean-Paul Wolinsky

Abstract

Spondylectomy may be applied to primary as well as metastatic tumors of the spine when guided by appropriate indications. Patient anatomy and neurological function play a strong role in the surgical planning of cervical and thoracic spondylectomy. Additional consideration must be given to spinal biomechanics for spinal reconstruction following spondylectomy.

Key words

spondylectomy - en bloc resection - primary spinal tumor - metastatic spinal tumor - spinal reconstruction

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