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Position the patient supine over the flexion crease in the table and hyperextend the lumbar spine for greater exposure.
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Watkins, R.G. (2015). Transperitoneal Midline Approach to L4–S1. In: Watkins, III, R., Watkins, IV, R. (eds) Surgical Approaches to the Spine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2465-3_29
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