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Fig. 2 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 2

From: Transpedicular bi‐vertebrae wedge osteotomy in treatment of post‐tubercular spinal deformity: a retrospective study

Fig. 2

a Pedicle screws were placed and posterior elements were removed with ultrasonic bone scalpel. b Posterior part of pedicles were removed and the spinal canal was opened laterally. c Wedge osteotomies were performed as designed preoperatively including lower and upper endplate and relic of disc between them. d After removing the posterior cortical bone of the osteotomised vertebra, the kyphotic spine is corrected using gentle manual force stabilized by a temporary rod

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