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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spinal Fusion" by people in Profiles.
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Iyer RR, Tuite GF, Meoded A, Carey CC, Rodriguez LF. A Modified Technique for Occipitocervical Fusion Using Compressed Iliac Crest Allograft Results in a High Rate of Fusion in the Pediatric Population. World Neurosurg. 2017 Nov; 107:342-350.
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De la Garza-Ramos R, Samdani AF, Sponseller PD, Ain MC, Miller NR, Shaffrey CI, Sciubba DM. Visual loss after corrective surgery for pediatric scoliosis: incidence and risk factors from a nationwide database. Spine J. 2016 Apr; 16(4):516-22.
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Kanaan SF, Arnold PM, Burton DC, Yeh HW, Loyd L, Sharma NK. Investigating and predicting early lumbar spine surgery outcomes. J Allied Health. 2015; 44(2):83-90.
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