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Lower Back Surgery - L5-S1 Lumbar Disc Herniation with Discectomy (Diskectomy) and Spinal Fusion. Surgical steps: A. The initial incision into the lower back; B. Complete right-sided foraminotomy with facetectomy at the L5-S1 level; C. Bone graft harvesting from the right hip; D. Spinal fusion BAK cage packed with bone graft in situ; and E. Surgical hardware in place.
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