CPC A61B 17/708 (2013.01) [A61B 17/7077 (2013.01); A61B 17/7079 (2013.01); A61B 17/7047 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A surgical method for en bloc derotating a spinal column, the method comprising:
coupling a first clamp to a first screw extension coupled to a first vertebra;
coupling a second clamp to a second screw extension coupled to a second vertebra;
rotating the first and second clamps relative to one another to derotate the first vertebra and the second vertebra relative to one another; and
coupling a linkage directly to the first and second clamps and locking the linkage to maintain the first and second clamps in a fixed position relative to one another, thereby maintaining the first vertebra and the second vertebra in a derotated position relative to one another.
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