Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Medical Journal of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2783-2031 43 3 2021 08 05 Transsternal surgery on a patient with a pathological lesion in the thoracic vertebrae and severe destruction of the third thoracic vertebra 300 304 10.34172/mj.2021.057 EN Ramin Rajabi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5100-2469 Abed Ebrahimi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5701-4030 Sara Rahimi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4834-0477 Behzad Gholamveisi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8826-8844 Journal Article 10.34172/mj.2021.057 2020 01 27 Due to the critical and important structures in the thorax, transsternal surgery on thoracic vertebrae is very complex and rarely performed. We report a case of successful transsternal surgery on thoracic vertebrae. In this study, a 27-year-old man presented to the hospital with progressive lower extremity complaints. Pathologic lesions and severe destruction of the T3 vertebra were diagnosed. Considering the location of the lesion, an anterior approach was performed. The results of this operation have been very successful and have some noteworthy points. In this study, transsternal surgery is supported in patients with anterior vertebral conditions.