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Fig. 3 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 3

From: Percutaneous versus open posterior stabilization and decompression in AOSpine-type A3 thoracolumbar fractures with neurological deficit

Fig. 3

a Identification of the bulged dura after laminectomy using a tubular retraction system. b Placement or repositioning of the L-shaped retractor on the surface of the intraspinal fractured fragment through a tubular retraction system. c Satisfactory reduction of the vertebral body posterior edge by the L-shaped paddle retractor as verified by the intraoperative C-arm imaging intensifier

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