- Anatomical Resection
- Removal of several adjacent vertebrae, including
- At least one complete vertebral body AND
- A partial or complete second vertebra.
- Which might be only
- Partially developed (e.g., congenital malformation) OR
- Partially present (e.g., due to infection, tumor destruction, or remodelling).
- Includes the resection of adjacent discs associated with these vertebral segments.
- Variation
- Vertebral Column Resection (VCR):
- Dubousset and Cotrel
- For children and adolescents aimed at 3-dimensional correction of spinal deformities, involving posterior element removal, strategic decortication, and instrumentation, is also associated with Grade 6.
- Dvorak et al.
- An anterior spinal reconstruction following traumatic vertebral compression fractures where multiple osteotomies are performed, preserving vertebral endplates but resecting vertebral bodies, is another example.
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