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Preoperative planning for the location of the skin incision. Axial view on computed tomography (CT) scan of an L4–L5 level with the patient in the right lateral decubitus position. Line A tangentially goes through the anterior wall of the vertebral body. Line B illustrates the ideal vector for which the cage would be placed in the intervertebral space to realize the orthogonal maneuver further.
