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Fig. 1 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 1

From: Cadaveric biomechanical analysis of multilevel lateral lumbar interbody fusion with and without supplemental instrumentation

Fig. 1

a Intact condition of the lumbar spine fixed at a 6 degree-of-freedom spine simulator; b Stand-alone construct: cages were laterally placed at L2–5 levels without instrumentation; c LP construct: laterally placed cages supplemented with lateral plates at L2–5 levels; d UPS construct: laterally placed cages supplemented with left side pedicle screw/rod at L2–5 levels; e BPS construct: laterally placed cages supplemented with bilateral pedicle screw/rod at L2–5 levels

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