•  Typical lateral positioning of the patient.

•  The dilator has been docked over the pathologic vertebral body. The psoas is retracted posteriorly.

•  A high speed burr is used to remove the L3 vertebral body.

•  The corpectomy is complete. The L2-L3 and L3-L4 disk spaces have been resected. The L3 vertebral body has been removed, leaving only a thin wall and the PLL intact.

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