| 摘要 |
This invention relates to methods and instruments for performing a surgical procedure in a disc space between adjacent vertebrae. The instrument includes a distractor 18 and a cutting element 52. In one embodiment the distractor includes a body portion 20 and a pair of flanges 26, 28 extending along opposite sides of the body portion 20 such that a slot 42, 44 is formed between the flanges 26, 28 and the body portion 20. The cutting instrument 52 is positionable over the body portion 20 and into the slots 42, 44 of the distractor 28 so that the flanges 26, 28 are positioned between the cutting instrument 52 and the adjacent tissue. <IMAGE> |
