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From: Microscopic extra-laminar sequestrectomy (MELS) for the treatment of hidden zone lumbar disc herniation: report of the surgical technique, patient selection, and clinical outcomes

Fig. 2

a, b The preoperative MRI showed a complete sequestered fragment. c The intra-operative view: the exiting nerve root was exposed after the “cresent-shaped” excision of the lamina (white circle: exiting nerve root; white star: lateral margin of the lamina; SAP: superior articular process; IAP: inferior articular process). d, e immediate postoperative CT shows the crescent-shaped excision of the lateral lamina (white arrow)

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