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(surgery) removal of all parts of one or more vertebrae above the sacrum.
A classic corpectomy, which leaves the posterior column intact, is no better in terms of stability/stiffness than a total spondylectomy, when the total spondylectomy is carried out using a shorter cage followed by compression using posterior instrumentation.
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Spondylectomy means (surgery) removal of all parts of one or more vertebrae above the sacrum.
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A classic corpectomy, which leaves the posterior column intact, is no better in terms of stability/stiffness than a total spondylectomy, when the total spondylectomy is carried out using a shorter cage followed by compression using posterior instrumentation.
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