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Back Surgery - Posterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion. This full color medical exhibit compares incorrect and correct placements of Ray cages in a posterior spinal fusion procedure. The first illustration has the cage placed too high; the second has the same cage adjusted to a lower position but not placed far enough into the intervertebral space; the third condition has the cage in the correct position.
© 2012 Nucleus Medical Art/Doctor Stock
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