Miaspas® miniTTA
Microsurgical anterior trans-thoracic approach
Miaspas® MiniTTA is a microsurgical modification of the conventional thoracotomy to approach the anterior thoracic spine form T5-T10.
Advantages
- Small skin incision
- Small, less traumatic thoracotomy
- Less trauma to the rib cage with window-, open-door-, sliding- or intercostal-technique
- No cosmetic alterations
- Short Intensive Care Unit (ICU)-stay
- Better illumination and magnification of surgical field
- Safe dissection of tissues anterior and in the spinal canal
- No lab training necessary
Indication
- Thoracic disc herniations
- Fractures
- Spondylodiscitis/spondylitis
- Tumors