Fig. 4From: Ventral sculpting decompression: a novel bone scalpel-based technique in thoracic ventral stenosis/kyphosis with myelopathyVertical cut being made on the opposite side to cut the bone block and slab ventral to the cord simultaneously. To be noted that after this cut the bone block is a free piece and the slab has still got distal and proximal attachmentsBack to article page