Hi ~ The thoracic spine is a VERY delicate area and VERY few surgeons are willing to even TOUCH that area. They certainly would NOT for bone spurs unless they were damaging the spinal cord. Even at that, it would have to be an emergency, and you'd still have trouble finding a surgeon.
This is really a hard operation cause it's so close to major organs. Wish I could be more helpful. God bless. hugs, Lee