Fig. 3
From: A novel rat model of interbody fusion based on anterior lumbar corpectomy and fusion (ALCF)
Exposure of the L5 vertebral body and implantation of the inner fixation. a Black arrow: ilio-lumbar vessels; black dot: posterior vena cava. b The L5 vertebral body and half of the superior and inferior vertebral bodies were fully exposed, red arrow: vertebral vessel. c The titanium cage was implanted after corpectomy of L5. d The titanium cage was fixed with a titanium plate and screws