| A 63-year-old female with a history of spondylolisthesis underwent L4-L5 diskectomy and facetectomy with cage placement for back and leg pain. |
| Following a laminectomy and medial facetectomy, the device is affixed to the spine via four pedicle screws using a standard posterior surgical approach. |
| A cadaveric study on the stability of lumbar segment after partial laminotomy and facetectomy with intact posterior ligaments. |
| If necessary, a facetectomy or pediculectomy was also performed. |
| After discussion with the patient, he underwent an uneventful, left sided, L4-L5 microdiscectomy with partial medial facetectomy and laminotomy under loupe magnification. |
