Spine surgery term: MAC STL (sm)
Posted By: help on 2008-06-27
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She also had a retroperitoneal approach to the L2 complete corpectomy; L1 through L2 and L2 through L3 interbody fusion; L1 through L2, L2 through L3 interbody instrumentation; and L1 through L3 anterior lumbar instrumentation with s/l MAC STL and autograft for fusion.
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