Perform Corpectomy
1
Choose the appropriate approach
Use
a
l
a
ter
a
l or
a
nterol
a
ter
a
l
a
ppro
a
ch, depending
on the spin
a
l level involved.
2
Perform corpectomy
Perform
a
p
a
rti
a
l or complete corpectomy
a
s required.
Note:
Remove the superfici
a
l l
a
yer of the c
a
rtil
a
ginous
endpl
a
tes to expose
b
leeding
b
one. Excessive remov
a
l of
su
b
chondr
a
l
b
one m
a
y we
a
ken the verte
b
r
a
l endpl
a
te. If
the entire endpl
a
te is removed, su
b
sidence
a
nd
a
loss of
segment
a
l st
ab
ility m
a
y occur.
6
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