"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 19 | 7 | 26 |
| 2018 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 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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Does Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Affect Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality for Patients Requiring Emergency Instrumented Spinal Surgery? A Single-Center Cohort Study. World Neurosurg. 2021 08; 152:e603-e609.
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Answer to the letter by Niño et al. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2020 12; 39(6):743-744.
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Recommendations for resuming elective spine surgery in the COVID-19 era. Br J Anaesth. 2020 09; 125(3):e339-e341.
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Crossing the Cervicothoracic Junction in Cervical Arthrodesis Results in Lower Rates of Adjacent Segment Disease Without Affecting Operative Risks or Patient-Reported Outcomes. Clin Spine Surg. 2019 11; 32(9):377-381.
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[Comparison of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion between two approaches in treatment of single-segment lumbar spinal stenosis]. Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2019 Jul 15; 33(7):807-813.
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Noise-optimised virtual monoenergetic imaging of dual-energy CT: effect on metal artefact reduction in patients with lumbar internal fixation. Eur Spine J. 2019 08; 28(8):1783-1792.
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Isthmic spondylolisthesis and interspinous process device. Hype, hope, or contraindication? Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2019 Mar; 23(6):2340-2344.
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Reply to the letter to editor regarding the article "Treatment of vertebral body hemangiomas with direct ethanol injection and short segment stabilization". Spine J. 2018 12; 18(12):2372-2373.
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Iliac screw versus S2 alar-iliac screw fixation in adults: a meta-analysis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 11 09; 30(2):253-258.
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US regional variations in rates, outcomes, and costs of spinal arthrodesis for lumbar spinal stenosis in working adults aged 40-65 years. J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 11 02; 30(1):83-90.