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The patient was properly identified by anesthesia, brought to the operating room, and positioned supine on the cart. General anesthetic was delivered and he was intubated. He was log-rolled onto the Wilson frame. All pressure points were padded. Antibiotics were given. The back was prepped and draped in the usual fashion. A midline incision was made over what was thought to be the L4/L5 level. Once the lumbar fascia was identified, dissection was carried down onto the appropriate level spinous process. A hemostat was placed between the spinous processes of L4 and L5 and its position was confirmed on a lateral radiograph which included the sacrum. Dissection was then carried down the lamina of L4 and L5 bilaterally to the level of the facet joints.
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Khoury, J.G. (2013). Posterolateral Interspinal Fusion with Pedicle Screws. In: Saghieh, S., Weinstein, S., Hoballah, J. (eds) Operative Dictations in Orthopedic Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7479-1_20
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