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Figure 8

From: Evaluation of an artificial vertebral body fabricated by a tantalum-coated porous titanium scaffold for lumbar vertebral defect repair in rabbits

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.

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