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Surgery to Take Pressure Off the Nerves

Chapter 13
Surgical Instruments for Spine Surgery
Modern spine surgery employs a mix of old and new surgical instruments. Access to the spine through a MetRx tube system greatly reduces the invasiveness of surgery. A conventional root retractor and a tissue biting instrument called a rongeur can be used along with an endoscope.  Reprinted with permission of Medtronic, Inc.