| Definition of 'spinal fusion' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) fusion, 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 immobilization
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| Definition of 'spinal fusion' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. spinal fusion
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)
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