METHOD FOR TRANSTHORACIC ACCESS TO THE BODIES OF THE UPPER AND MEDIAN THORACIC VERTEBRAE Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC A61B17/00 

FIELD: medicine, surgery.

SUBSTANCE: it is important to fulfill paravertebral intersection of four-five ribs and remove the shoulder blade outwards. Moreover, after paravertebral costal intersection it is necessary to carry out mobilizing subperiosteal isolation outwards and repeated costal intersection outwards against the shoulder blade, and the developed defect of costal carcass should be closed not only due to applying the sutures at the edge of the dissected periosteum, applying transcostal and intercostals sutures, but with the shoulder blade being returned to its position. The innovation enables to carry out operations upon the upper and median thoracic vertebrae under visual control by increasing the angle of surgical action.

EFFECT: higher efficiency.

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