midthoracic en · ADJ
Etymology
From mid- + thoracic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Located in the middle of the thorax
Corpectomy and total spondylectomy are performed not only in the lumbar spine but also in the proximal and midthoracic spine.
2015 July 1, Jung-Hoon Kim et al., “A biomechanical comparison of 360° stabilizations for corpectomy and total spondylectomy: a cadaveric study in the thoracolumbar spine”, in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, volume 10, →DOI: