Spinal implant system and method

A method for treating a spine, the method comprising the steps of:

• disposing a body including vertebrae in a lateral orientation relative to a surgical fixed surface configured for supporting the body;
• delivering a plurality of bone screws via the surgical pathway adjacent the vertebrae such that the plurality of bone screws are disposed along a sagittal plane of the body;
• attaching an extender to each of the plurality of bone screw;
• creating an incision in tissue of the body;
• spacing the tissue with a surgical instrument to define a surgical pathway to the vertebrae along a lateral surgical approach;
• delivering a spinal rod along the surgical pathway in a first orientation such that the spinal rod is aligned with the surgical pathway;
• and
• rotating the spinal rod to a second orientation such that the spinal rod is aligned with the sagittal plane.

A method for treating a spine, the method comprising the steps of:

• disposing a body including vertebrae in a lateral orientation relative to a surgical fixed surface configured for supporting the body;
• percutaneously delivering a plurality of first implants along adjacent the vertebrae such that the plurality of first implants are disposed along a sagittal plane of the body;
• attaching at least one surgical instrument o the plurality of first implants;
• creating an incision in tissue of the body along a substantially transverse plane of the body;
• spacing the tissue adjacent the incision to define a surgical pathway to the vertebrae along a lateral surgical approach;
• percutaneously delivering a second implant via the surgical pathway in a first orientation such that the second implant is aligned with the surgical pathway;
• and
• rotating the second implant to a second orientation such that the second implant is aligned with the sagittal plane.