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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Spinal Fusion
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Fusión Vertebral
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Fusão Vertebral
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Synonyms English:
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Fusion, Spinal
Fusions, Spinal
Spinal Fusions
Spondylodeses
Spondylodesis
Spondylosyndeses
Spondylosyndesis
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Tree Number:
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E04.555.100.700
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Definition English:
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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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See Related English:
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Laminectomy
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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13506
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Unique Identifier:
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D013123
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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