Paragraph Number

142

FIG. 6A illustrates a vertebra 608. A surgeon has created an opening that may expose one or more of the spinous process 104, first transverse process 106 and/or second transverse process 108. These processes 104, 106, 108, may be used as landmarks to identify the vertebra 608 and/or locate a surface point for the pedicle. Advantageously, the bone probe 216 can be placed on the surface point for the pedicle and the bone probe 216 remains in contact with the surface of the bone as an orientation angle is measured.

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