The lateral extracavitary approach to the thoracic and lumbar spine.

Neurosurg Clin N Am

Division of Spinal Oncology, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, 30 North 1900 East, Suite 3B-409, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.

Published: October 2004

The LECA is a technically challenging procedure with a steep learning curve. It is one of the most versatile approaches to the spine, however,with a logical sequence of maneuvers that can be combined to adapt the LECA for many different spinal procedures that need to be performed for decompression of the spinal cord and reconstruction of the spinal column in cancer patients.

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