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spinal fusion
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | spinal fusion - correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilizationfusioncorrection - treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses" |
EncyclopediaSeefusionspinal fusion
fusion [fu´zhun] 1. the act or process of melting.2. the merging or coherence of adjacent parts or bodies.3. the coordination of separate images of the same object in the two eyes into one.4. the operative formation of an ankylosis or arthrosis.diaphyseal-epiphyseal fusion operative establishment of bony union between the epiphysis and diaphysis of a bone.spinal fusion surgical creation of ankylosis between contiguous vertebrae; used in treatment of spondylosis and ruptured intervertebral disk. Called also spondylosyndesis.spi·nal fu·sion , spine fusionan operative procedure to accomplish bony ankylosis between two or more vertebrae. Synonym(s): spondylosyndesis, vertebral fusionspinal fusion Spondylosyndesis Orthopedics A procedure in which multiple vertebrae are operatively fused, usually with diskectomy or laminectomy; while SF ↑ spinal stability, virtually eliminates pain, ROM is lostspi·nal fu·sion , spine fusion (spī'năl fyū'zhŭn, spīn) A surgical procedure to accomplish bony ankylosis between two or more vertebrae.
Synonym(s): spondylosyndesis. spinal fusion A surgical procedure to effect permanent healing between the bodies of two or more adjacent VERTEBRAE. This is done to avoid dangerous movement between vertebrae arising from bone disease of various kinds.Spinal fusionAn operation in which the bones of the lower spine are permanently joined together using a bone graft obtained usually from the hip.Mentioned in: Spinal Instrumentationspinal fusion
Synonyms for spinal fusionnoun correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebraeSynonymsRelated Words |