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Regev GJ et al. - The safe corridor for performing the discectomy and inserting the intervertebral cage narrows from L1-L2 to the L4-L5 level. This corridor is further narrowed with rotatory deformity of the spine. Using the preoperative MRI to assess the relative position of the adjacent neuro-vascular structures in relation to the lower vertebra's endplate at each level is recommended.
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