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Here too medical imaging solutions are available for use by surgeons to determine a deployment trajectory intraoperatively. However, such solutions can prohibitively expensive, can be of limited availability, increases exposure of a patient to radio or x-ray radiation used for the scan and can greatly increase the time needed for the procedure. The time can increase as the surgical field may need to be altered or reconfigured to accommodate the medical imaging equipment. However, the present disclosure provides an intraoperative angle measurement apparatus, system, and/or method of use that can determine and/or confirm that a surgeon’s pedicle screws trajectory during surgery matches one predetermined based on medical imaging scans, without requiring use of medical imaging equipment during the procedure. The intraoperative angle measurement apparatus, system, and/or method of use of the present disclosure is simple to use, low-cost, and effective. In certain embodiments, the intraoperative angle measurement apparatus may be disposed of after a single use. A single spinal surgery can involve a number of vertebrae of a patient and each vertebra includes two pedicles. A surgeon may need to confirm an insertion trajectory and/or orientation angle for each of the pedicles.

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