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Educational X-Ray Images

Lateral corpectomy

Teaching films from Dr. Li’s surgery library. They are not a diagnosis. Your own studies should be read in clinic with the history and the exam.

Back to Lateral corpectomy

Side-by-side sagittal CT and MRI of the thoracic spine before lateral corpectomy
Thoracic spine — preoperative CT and MRI
AP and lateral fluoroscopy after lateral corpectomy with cage and screws
Lateral corpectomy — cage and posterior instrumentation
Sagittal CT, coronal CT, and sagittal MRI of the thoracic spine before lateral corpectomy
Thoracic spine — preoperative CT and MRI
Standing AP and lateral x-rays after lateral corpectomy and instrumentation
Lateral corpectomy — standing AP and lateral

Images are de-identified educational examples. They do not show every variation of this operation, and they are not a promise of a particular result.

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