 We placed Caspar retractors for medial and lateral exposure over the C5-C6 disc space, which we confirmed with the lateral cervical spine x-ray including 18-gauge needle in the disc space. 
We placed Caspar retractors for medial and lateral exposure over the C5 - C6 disc space , which we confirmed with the lateral cervical spine x - ray including 18 - gauge needle in the disc space .