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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurosurgery. 2013 Feb;72(2):10.1227/NEU.0b013e31827b9d38. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e31827b9d38

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Artist’s rendition of the expandable cages spanning the C1 lateral masses to C3 facets. (A) Lateral image of left cage placement between left C1 lateral mass and left C3 superior facet. (B) Posterior view of bilateral cage construct. Note the C3 superior facet needs to be trimmed to facilitate flush surface contact of the endplates of the cage to the surfaces of C1 and C3. The C1 and C3 screws and temporary rods were excluded in this illustration to clearly demonstrate the cage construct.