Dr Adriaan Liebenberg My Spine Cervical | Page 110

My Spine - Cervical
self-retaining spreader
rongeur
curette removing the disc
Images used with permission from Medtronic
Figure 16.3
The drawing at the top demonstrates the use of a rongeur, which is a long,
thin grasping instrument that also helps to remove the disc. The drawing at
the bottom demonstrates the use of a curette, which is a spoon-like instrument
that is used to remove part of the disc.
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