 A prominent anterior osteophyte at C5-C6 was then localized, compared to preoperative studies in the usual fashion intraoperatively, and the osteophyte was excised with a rongeur and bony fragments saved. 
A prominent anterior osteophyte at C5 - C6 was then localized , compared to preoperative studies in the usual fashion intraoperatively , and the osteophyte was excised with a rongeur and bony fragments saved .