System for performing a procedure at a spinal location
A method of fixing vertebrae of a patient together at a surgical site includes the following steps: inserting a first cannula into the body of the patient; moving a first fastener through the cannula and securing the first fastener to a first vertebrae; moving a second fastener through the cannula a...
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| Zusammenfassung: | A method of fixing vertebrae of a patient together at a surgical site includes the following steps: inserting a first cannula into the body of the patient; moving a first fastener through the cannula and securing the first fastener to a first vertebrae; moving a second fastener through the cannula and securing the second fastener to a second vertebrae; moving a first fixation element through the cannula; and fixing the first fixation element to the first and second fasteners. |
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