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English
Etymology
From spondyl- + -ectomy.
Pronunciation
Noun
spondylectomy (plural spondylectomies)
- (surgery) removal of all parts of one or more vertebrae above the sacrum
2015 July 1, Jung-Hoon Kim et al., “A biomechanical comparison of 360° stabilizations for corpectomy and total spondylectomy: a cadaveric study in the thoracolumbar spine”, in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, volume 10, →DOI:A classic corpectomy, which leaves the posterior column intact, is no better in terms of stability/stiffness than a total spondylectomy, when the total spondylectomy is carried out using a shorter cage followed by compression using posterior instrumentation.