| spinal fusion |
grafting two vertebrae together to prevent movement.
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| spinal fusion |
a means to treat spinal abnormalities or injuries by fusing the bones together using bone grafts or metal rods
Ãâó: www.shands.org/jobs/nursing/75/glossary2.htm
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| spinal fusion |
Surgical treatment for back pain in which the disc between two adjacent vertebrae is removed. Then two vertebrae are fused using bone graft and instrumentation methods.
Ãâó: www.spinal-cord.org/classification-terminology.htm
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| spinal fusion |
Surgical operation to stabilise the spine by taking away movement in the vertebrae involved in the spinal curvature.
Ãâó: www.sauk.org.uk/glossary.htm
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| spinal fusion |
A surgical procedure to permanently join bone by interconnecting two or more vertebrae in order to prevent motion.
Ãâó: www.uhn.ca/programs/spine/glossary.asp
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