Instruments and methods for minimally invasive spine surgery
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Oct 13, 2005
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Apr 9, 2004
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Apr 9, 2004
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A minimally invasive surgical method may include positioning a first anchor and second anchor in a first vertebra and a second vertebra, respectively, through a first incision made on a first side of a patient's spine, percutaneously positioning a third anchor in a third vertebra through a second incision distinct from the first incision, advancing the first end of a fixation element from the first incision subcutaneously to the third anchor, and coupling the fixation element to the first anchor, the second anchor, and the third anchor.
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