Fig. 3

A Interop photograph demonstrating posterior exposure s/p laminectomy, left T7-T8, T8-9 facetectomy, costotransversectomy, and removal of left T8 pedicle prior to resection of disc herniation. Herniation can be seen causing significant tension on the thecal sac and spinal cord. B Interop photograph following partial corpectomy and discectomy with circumferential decompression of the spinal cord. Instrumentation T6-T10