Mesh term Spinal Fusion
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Description
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 and Nelson, A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 5th ed, p236; Dorland, 28th ed)Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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