Figure 8

The surgical procedure of the implantation of a Ta-coated scaffold into defects in the L6 of a rabbit. (A) The exposure of the forepart of the lumbar vertebral body. (B) L6 corpectomy. (C) The implantation of the scaffold into the defect site. (D) X-ray examination during the operation to check the positions of TEAVBs. Top: lateral radiograph; bottom: anteroposterior image.