Minimally Invasive Lateral Corpectomy of the Thoracolumbar Spine: A Case Series of 20 Patients.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Objective: To report our experience with corpectomy of the thoracolumbar (TL) spine through a minimally invasive lateral retropleural or retroperitoneal approach.

Methods: This is a retrospective case series of 20 consecutive patients who underwent minimally invasive TL corpectomy and spinal reconstruction.

Gluteus Medius Insertion Damage: A Comparison of Reconstruction and Hip Fracture Nails.

This study assessed damage to the gluteus medius tendon insertion when performing trochanteric nailing with either a reconstruction nail or a cephalomedullary nail. Ten cadavers were randomized to receive proximal reaming for either a reconstruction nail or cephalomedullary nail; the contralateral hip served as an internal control. One specimen was found to have a displaced femoral neck fracture and was excluded from data analysis.