L1 Compression Fracture with Surgical Repair - Medical Illustration, Human Anatomy Drawing
This stock medical exhibit features an L1 vertebral body fracture compressing on the spinal cord and five key steps of the surgical repair. The injury is depicted with an lateral orientation diagram of the entire spine and an enlarged sagittal view of the fracture site. The surgical illustrations include: A) left thoracotomy to harvest the 11th rib and an anterior iliac crest incision to harvest iliac bone graft, B) exposure of L1 fracture, C) L1 corpectomy and discectomies, D) drilling of endplates and placement of bone graft and E) hardware fixation.