 Spinal Fusion
"Spinal Fusion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Operative immobilization or ankylosis of two or more vertebrae by fusion of the vertebral bodies with a short bone graft or often with diskectomy or laminectomy. (From Blauvelt & Nelson, A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 5th ed, p236; Dorland, 28th ed)
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D013123
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.555.100.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Spinal Fusion- Spinal Fusion
- Fusion, Spinal
- Fusions, Spinal
- Spinal Fusions
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2024 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spinal Fusion" by people in Profiles.
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Mallinos A, Pillot C, Wang X, Ritzman T, Floccari LV, Schwend RM, Aubin CE. Increased differential rod contouring reduces the effectiveness of surgical correction in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine Deform. 2025 Nov; 13(6):1733-1746.
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Pillot C, Wang X, Mallinos A, Ritzman T, Floccari L, Schwend RM, Aubin CE. Biomechanical analysis of 3D correction and bone-screw forces as a function of rod insertion sequence and orientation relative to the sagittal plane in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis instrumentation. Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2025 Aug; 128:106618.
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Egan J, Erickson CT, Bennett K, Tideman GE, Schwend RM, Friis EA, Anderson JT. Analysis of scoliosis rod deformation after cutting with a surgical rod cutter. Spine Deform. 2025 Jul; 13(4):979-986.
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Shaw KA, O'Sullivan M, Wang X, Aubin CE. Biomechanical Principles of Spinal Deformity Correction in the Thoracolumbar Spine. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2025 Nov 15; 33(22):1248-1256.
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Shaw KA, Niese B, Sucato DJ. A Biomechanical Analysis of Instrumentation Constructs During Vertebral Column Resection: Stability When You Need It! Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2025 Jun 01; 50(11):E219-E222.
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Noe MC, Link RC, Warren JR, Etebari CV, Whitmire MH, Anderson JT, Schwend RM. Three-dimensional deformity correction in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients: what are the benefits of hybrid apical sublaminar bands versus all-pedicle screws? J Pediatr Orthop B. 2025 Jul 01; 34(4):367-374.
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Shaw KA, Murphy JS, Koehler R, Harris H, Sachwani N, Bruce R, Devito D, Schmitz M, Fabregas J, Raftis D, West J, Fletcher N. In-hospital post-operative fever after posterior spinal fusion for neuromuscular scoliosis in non-ambulatory cerebral palsy patients: is there value for clinical workup for an isolated fever? Spine Deform. 2024 Nov; 12(6):1745-1750.
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Warren JR, Link RC, Bonanni S, Noe MC, Anderson JT, Schwend RM. Two AIS Cases, 2 Surgeons, 1 Operating Room, 1 Day: Faster and Safer Than 1 Case in a Day. J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 Sep 01; 44(8):502-507.
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Schwend RM, Nguyen BT, Noe MC, Anderson JT, Jiang S. Transiliac-Shortening Osteotomy to Treat Ischial Pressure Injury due to Fixed Pelvic Obliquity: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2024 Apr 01; 14(2).
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Fawcett MA, Schwend RM. Surgical technique: proximal extension of instrumentation using sublaminar bands for salvage of postoperative proximal junctional failure in pediatric patients. Spine Deform. 2024 Jul; 12(4):971-978.
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