Using Piezosurgery in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion to Treat Complex Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Is Safe and Effective

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Diagram of piezosurgery operation: (a) straight piezosurgery, (b) piezosurgery with different angles and shapes, (c) piezosurgery was used to remove osteophytes from the posterior margin of the vertebral body, and (d, e) piezosurgery was used to remove osteophytes behind the vertebral body until the posterior intervertebral space became a trapezoid with a narrow front and wide back.

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