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Now that the surgeon has the desired orientation angle for deployment of fixation devices within the pedicle, the surgeon works to locate the desired orientation angle for deployment when performing the surgery. This can be challenging as the surgeon may also desire to minimize the number and size of incisions and opening of wounds during the procedure. Generally, surgery on the spine that includes deployment of fixation devices in the pedicle is done using a posterior approach. The patient may lie in a prone on an operating table and the surgeon may make incisions in the skin and soft tissue of the back of the patient to gain access to the spine. Thus, the surgeon may have only a posterior view of the spinous process 104, first transverse process 106, and second transverse process 108 and the lamina connecting them.

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