“…In cases of vertebral fracture-dislocation, some authors recommend a combined anterior-posterior approach with corpectomy, anterior support implant, and further posterior instrumentation. 5,18,24,36 The posterolateral approaches such as lateral extracavitary and costotransversectomy also allow surgeons to access the ventral thoracic spine for a wide range of spinal disorders including tumor, degeneration, infection, and trauma. 14,33 As stated in his comment on a paper by Resnick and Benzel, 25 Sonntag thought that these approaches are appropriate for an injury such as a fracture subluxation of the thoracic and thoracolumbar spine, for which both anterior and posterior approaches may be indicated.…”