"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)
| Descriptor ID |
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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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spinal Fusion" by people in Profiles.
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Ramirez N, Valentin P, Garc?a-Cartagena M, Samalot S, Iriarte I. One-step (standard) versus two-step surgical approach in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis posterior spinal fusion: Which is better? Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2016 Jul; 26(5):441-6.
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Gandhi SD, Patel SA, Maltenfort M, Anderson DG, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ, Rihn JA. Patient and surgical factors associated with postoperative urinary retention after lumbar spine surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 Oct 15; 39(22):1905-9.
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Sood A, Trinh QD. Perioperative aspirin: to give or not to give? BJU Int. 2014 Sep; 114(3):318-9.
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Stauff MP, Connolly PJ, Hurwitz EL. Commentary on perioperative variables and minimally invasive surgical techniques: are we asking the right questions? Spine J. 2014 Aug 01; 14(8):1709-11.
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Carragee EJ, Chu G, Rohatgi R, Hurwitz EL, Weiner BK, Yoon ST, Comer G, Kopjar B. Cancer risk after use of recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-2 for spinal arthrodesis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Sep 04; 95(17):1537-45.
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Schoenfeld AJ, Carey PA, Cleveland AW, Bader JO, Bono CM. Patient factors, comorbidities, and surgical characteristics that increase mortality and complication risk after spinal arthrodesis: a prognostic study based on 5,887 patients. Spine J. 2013 Oct; 13(10):1171-9.
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Schoenfeld AJ, Thomas D, Bader JO, Bono CM. Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: prognostic factors related to retention in an active duty military population. Mil Med. 2013 Feb; 178(2):228-33.
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Comer GC, Smith MW, Hurwitz EL, Mitsunaga KA, Kessler R, Carragee EJ. Retrograde ejaculation after anterior lumbar interbody fusion with and without bone morphogenetic protein-2 augmentation: a 10-year cohort controlled study. Spine J. 2012 Oct; 12(10):881-90.
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Carragee EJ, Baker RM, Benzel EC, Bigos SJ, Cheng I, Corbin TP, Deyo RA, Hurwitz EL, Jarvik JG, Kang JD, Lurie JD, Mroz TE, Oner FC, Peul WC, Rainville J, Ratliff JK, Rihn JA, Rothman DJ, Schoene ML, Spengler DM, Weiner BK. A biologic without guidelines: the YODA project and the future of bone morphogenetic protein-2 research. Spine J. 2012 Oct; 12(10):877-80.
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Schoenfeld AJ, Ochoa LM, Bader JO, Belmont PJ. Risk factors for immediate postoperative complications and mortality following spine surgery: a study of 3475 patients from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Sep 07; 93(17):1577-82.