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6 Section I: Diagnostics and Planning
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Figure 1.9 Freer elevator (top) and AO periosteal elevator (bottom).
Elevators are used to elevate soft tissues from underlying bone.
B
Figure 1.10 An electric (not shown) or pneumatic (illustrated) drill is used
to gain access to the spinal canal. Burrs of varying sizes are available and can
be varied during the various stages of the drilling process.
Figure 1.12 CUSA ultrasonic tissue ablation system: assembled handpiece
(A) and console (B). Source: Permission granted by Integra LifeSciences
Corporation, Plainsboro, NJ, USA.
Figure 1.11 3M Craniotome (unassembled handpiece). Source: Courtesy of
Dr. Andy Shores.
