Thoracic Vertebrae

"Thoracic Vertebrae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A group of twelve VERTEBRAE connected to the ribs that support the upper trunk region.

Descriptor ID	D013904
MeSH Number(s)	A02.835.232.834.892
Concept/Terms	Thoracic Vertebrae Thoracic Vertebrae Vertebrae, Thoracic

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Anatomy [A]
Musculoskeletal System [A02]
Skeleton [A02.835]
Bone and Bones [A02.835.232]
Spine [A02.835.232.834]
Thoracic Vertebrae [A02.835.232.834.892]

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Bar chart showing 306 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 21 publications in 2014 and 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	2	1	3
1999	2	0	2
2000	3	2	5
2001	3	2	5
2002	2	3	5
2003	4	1	5
2004	6	3	9
2005	6	4	10
2006	10	3	13
2007	4	6	10
2008	9	2	11
2009	7	5	12
2010	9	4	13
2011	9	8	17
2012	9	8	17
2013	9	4	13
2014	13	8	21
2015	8	2	10
2016	7	2	9
2017	8	2	10
2018	6	3	9
2019	7	8	15
2020	13	7	20
2021	4	10	14
2022	3	18	21
2023	2	9	11
2024	8	7	15
2025	1	0	1

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Mikula AL, Pennington Z, Hamouda AM, Nassr A, Freedman B, Sebastian AS, Elder BD, Fogelson JL. Maintenance of intraoperative correction with multi-rod constructs in adult long construct spine fusion surgery. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2025 Feb; 249:108729.

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Yoshida B, Leonardi C, Valenzuela-Moss J, Andras LM, Tetreault TA, Emans JB, Smith JT, Pahys JM, Li GY, Heffernan MJ. LIV selection in 'tweener' patients treated with magnetically controlled growing rods vs. posterior spinal fusion. Spine Deform. 2025 May; 13(3):765-771.

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Hariharan AR, Bryan T, Nugraha HK, Feldman DS, Louer CR, Vorhies JS, Newton PO, Shah SA, Shufflebarger HL, Fletcher ND, Lonner BS, Kelly MP. Impact of Surgical Upper Lumbar Changes on Unfused Lower Lumbar Segments in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2025 Oct 15; 50(20):1435-1443.

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Monroig-Rivera C, Okonta I, Bauer JM, Jain A, Miyanji F, Parent S, Newton P, Upasani VS, Cahill P, Sucato D, Sponseller PD, Samdani A, McLean D, Brooks JT. Should the C7-T1 Junction Be Feared? The Effect of a T1 Upper Instrumented Vertebra on Development of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis. Spine Deform. 2025 Mar; 13(2):595-601.

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Bauer JM, Shah SA, Brooks J, Lonner B, Samdani A, Miyanji F, Newton P, Yaszay B. Compensatory thoracic curve correction in lumbar anterior vertebral body tether (VBT) versus lumbar posterior spinal fusion (PSF). Spine Deform. 2025 Mar; 13(2):581-586.

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Benes G, Gabos PG, Redding GJ, Hunsberger J, Cahill P, Sponseller PD. Changes in Diaphragm Intrusion and Thoracic Dimensions After Posterior Spinal Fusion in Patients With Neuromuscular Scoliosis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2025 Mar 01; 45(3):e254-e260.

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Harrop JS, Kim KD, Okonkwo DO, Goldstein IM, Lee KS, Toselli RM. Acute Implantation of a Bioresorbable Polymer Scaffold in Patients With Complete Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial (INSPIRE 2.0). Neurosurgery. 2025 Apr 01; 96(4):751-762.

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Hines K, Tran C, Koka A, Mouchtouris N, Hafazalla K, Hattar E, Wu C, Sharan A. Thoracic canal morphology on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging in spinal cord stimulation patients. Pain Pract. 2024 Nov; 24(8):1035-1041.

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Lau D, Kurland DB, Neifert S, Pahys J, Samdani A, Hwang S. Learning Curve Associated With Thoracoscopic Anterior Vertebral Body Tether and Double Anterior Vertebral Body Tether for Idiopathic Scoliosis: Analysis of Three Independent Surgeons. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2025 Jan 01; 28(1):43-51.

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Pennington Z, Mikula AL, Lakomkin N, Martini M, Pinter ZW, Shafi M, Hamouda A, Bydon M, Clarke MJ, Freedman BA, Krauss WE, Nassr AN, Sebastian AS, Fogelson JL, Elder BD. Bone Quality as Measured by Hounsfield Units More Accurately Predicts Proximal Junctional Kyphosis than Vertebral Bone Quality Following Long-Segment Thoracolumbar Fusion. World Neurosurg. 2024 06; 186:e584-e592.

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