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. 2012 Nov 29;5(2):384–388. doi: 10.3892/etm.2012.841

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Figure 1. — Surgical procedure for shortening the spine and spinal cord. (A) Spinous processes and laminar arcs of Th7-9 were removed. The 7th and 9th ribs were dissected from the pleura enabling them to be passed by stitches for bringing together and wiring the Th7 spine to the Th9 spine. (B) A 4-mm-long segment of the spinal cord was removed at Th8 using the edge of a razor. (C and D) The Th8 vertebra was removed. The stitches which had been passed by the 7th and 9th ribs bilaterally were tied gradually to bring the stumps of the spinal cord together.