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Meaning of spondylectomy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

removal of all parts of one or more vertebrae above the sacrum

Examples

“A classic corpectomy, which leaves the posterior column intact, is no better in terms of stability/stiffness than a total spondylectomy, when the total spondylectomy is carried out using a shorter cage followed by compression using posterior instrumentation.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

spondylid spondylitic spondylitis spondylizema spondyloarthritis spondyloarthropathy

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