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From: A novel revision surgery for treatment of cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament after initial posterior surgery: preliminary clinical investigation of anterior controllable antidisplacement and fusion

Fig. 2

A revision case of a 59-year-old man 5 years after initial posterior decompression surgery. a The lateral image showed that cervical kyphosis occurred after the initial posterior surgery. b, c The CT scan showed that there was only a window decompressing without fixation in the initial posterior surgery (arrows). d The MRI showed that the cervical spinal cord of C4–5 was compressed by the OPLL. e, f The postoperative anterior–posterior and lateral images showed good device positioning and persistent poor cervical lordosis. g, h The postoperative CT scan showed that the bilateral troughs were created along the widest edge of the OPLL, and we hoisted the VOC by the screws (arrows). We usually used a 2-mm high-speed cutting burr and 1-mm Kerrison rongeurs to remove the posterior vertebral wall on the bottom of the troughs

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