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Circumferential decompression with anterior column reconstruction is often required to restore biomechanical stability and minimize the risk of implant failure.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>OBJECTIVE<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To assess the safety and viability of wide-footprint rectangular cages for vertebral column resection (VCR).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We performed VCR with wide-footprint rectangular endplate cages, which were designed for transthoracic or retroperitoneal approaches. We present our technique using a single-stage posterior approach.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 45 patients underwent VCR with rectangular endplate cages. Mean age was 58 yr. Diagnoses included 23 tumors (51%), 14 infections (31%), and 8 deformities (18%). VCRs were performed in 10 upper thoracic, 17 middle thoracic, 14 lower thoracic, and 4 lumbar levels. Twenty-four cases involved a single level VCR (53%) with 18 two-level (40%) and 3 three-level (7%) VCRs. Average procedure duration was 264 min with mean estimated blood loss of 1900 ml. Neurological outcomes were stable in 27 cases (60%), improved in 16 (36%), and worse in 2 (4%). There were 7 medical and 7 surgical complications in 11 patients. There were significant decreases in postoperative thoracic kyphosis (47\u00b0 vs 35\u00b0,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.022) and regional kyphosis (34\u00b0 vs 10\u00b0,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a0.001). There were 2 cases of cage subsidence due to intraoperative endplate violation, neither of which progressed on CT scan at 14 and 35 mo.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Posterior VCR with rectangular footprint cages is safe and feasible. This provides improved biomechanical stability without the morbidity of a lateral transthoracic or retroperitoneal approach.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ons\/opz151","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,6,19]],"date-time":"2019-06-19T04:40:04Z","timestamp":1560919204000},"page":"329-338","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Thoracolumbar Vertebral Column Resection With Rectangular Endplate Cages Through a Posterior Approach: Surgical Techniques and Early Postoperative Outcomes"],"prefix":"10.1227","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Michael M","family":"Safaee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Murat","family":"Pekmezci","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San 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