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Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery
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From: Ventral sculpting decompression: a novel bone scalpel-based technique in thoracic ventral stenosis/kyphosis with myelopathy

Fig. 2

Midline exposure with left lateral horizontal extension. Laminectomy was done with UBS. The rib, pedicle, and transverse processes were excised. Extra-cavitatory approach access ventrally achieved after roots sacrifices. Navigation probe (white asterisk) is being used to mark the extent of gibbus after clinical verification with Penfield probing. Navigation tracker placed caudally (yellow asterisk). Navigated probe being used (inset) to mark and confirm the extent of the planned gibbectomy

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