 Spinal Fusion
"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)
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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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| 1984 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2009 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2010 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2013 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2014 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2016 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2018 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2020 | 10 | 0 | 10 | | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spinal Fusion" by people in Profiles.
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Compton E, Gupta P, Gomez JA, Illingworth KD, Skaggs DL, Sponseller PD, Samdani AF, Hwang SW, Oetgen ME, Schottler J, Thompson GH, Vitale MG, Smith JT. How low can you go? Implant density in posterior spinal fusion converted from growing constructs for early onset scoliosis. Spine Deform. 2021 09; 9(5):1479-1488.
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Murphy GS, Avram MJ, Greenberg SB, Benson J, Bilimoria S, Maher CE, Teister K, Szokol JW. Perioperative Methadone and Ketamine for Postoperative Pain Control in Spinal Surgical Patients: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial. Anesthesiology. 2021 05 01; 134(5):697-708.
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Abdullah A, Parent S, Miyanji F, Smit K, Murphy J, Skaggs D, Gupta P, Vitale M, Ouellet J, Saran N, Cho RH, Group PSS, El-Hawary R. Risk of early complication following anterior vertebral body tethering for idiopathic scoliosis. Spine Deform. 2021 09; 9(5):1419-1431.
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Thomen RP, Woods JC, Sturm PF, Jain V, Walkup LL, Higano NS, Quirk JD, Varisco BM. Lung microstructure in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis before and after posterior spinal fusion. PLoS One. 2020; 15(10):e0240265.
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Bhattacharjee S, Pirkle S, Shi LL, Lee MJ. The Effects of Chronic Preoperative Opioid Use on Single-level Lumbar Fusion Outcomes. Clin Spine Surg. 2020 10; 33(8):E401-E406.
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Welling SE, Katz CB, Goldberg MJ, Bauer JM. NSQIP versus institutional morbidity and mortality conference: complementary complication reporting in pediatric spine fusion. Spine Deform. 2021 01; 9(1):113-118.
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LaValva S, Adams A, MacAlpine E, Gupta P, Hammerberg K, Thompson GH, Sturm P, Garg S, Anari J, Sponseller P, Flynn J, Cahill PJ. Serial Casting in Neuromuscular and Syndromic Early-onset Scoliosis (EOS) Can Delay Surgery Over 2 Years. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Sep; 40(8):e772-e779.
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Klyce W, Mitchell SL, Pawelek J, Skaggs DL, Sanders JO, Shah SA, McCarthy RE, Luhmann SJ, Sturm PF, Flynn JM, Smith JT, Akbarnia BA, Sponseller PD. Characterizing Use of Growth-friendly Implants for Early-onset Scoliosis: A 10-Year Update. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Sep; 40(8):e740-e746.
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El Dafrawy M, Bridwell K, Adogwa O, Shlykov M, Koscso J, Lenke LG, Lertudomphonwanit T, Kelly MP, Gupta M. Rod fractures and nonunions after long fusion to the sacrum for primary presentation adult spinal deformity: a comparison with and without interbody fusion in the distal lumbar spine. Spine Deform. 2021 01; 9(1):231-237.
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Pirkle S, Reddy S, Bhattacharjee S, Shi LL, Lee MJ. Chronic Opioid Use Is Associated With Surgical Site Infection After Lumbar Fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 Jun 15; 45(12):837-842.
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