Ramin Rajabi
1 
, Abed Ebrahimi
2 , Sara Rahimi
3 , Behzad Gholamveisi
4* 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Kowsar Hospital, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
2 Department of Operating Room, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
3 Bachelor of Operating Room Students, Student Research Committee, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
4 Department of Operating Room, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Abstract
Due to the critical and important structures in the thorax, transsternal surgery on thoracic vertebrae is very complex and rarely performed. We report a case of successful transsternal surgery on thoracic vertebrae. In this study, a 27-year-old man presented to the hospital with progressive lower extremity complaints. Pathologic lesions and severe destruction of the T3 vertebra were diagnosed. Considering the location of the lesion, an anterior approach was performed. The results of this operation have been very successful and have some noteworthy points. In this study, transsternal surgery is supported in patients with anterior vertebral conditions.