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2. Spinal fusion - Wikipedia

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   Spinal fusion, also called spondylodesis or spondylosyndesis, is a surgery performed by orthopaedic surgeons or neurosurgeons that joins two or more vertebrae. [1] This procedure can be performed at any level in the spine (cervical, thoracic, lumbar, or sacral) and prevents any movement between the fused vertebrae.

3. TOPS System - Wikipedia

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   The paper "Mobility-Maintaining Arthroplasty of the Lumbar Spine with the Second-Generation TOPS System" by Werner Lack, Hans Paul Kutschera, and Josef Krugluge found that the TOPS facet replacement can relieve leg and back pain while maintaining nearly normal range-of-motion for four years without causing adjacent segment disease. The study ...

4. Instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion - Wikipedia

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   Instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion (iPLIF) is a common spinal fusion surgical technique for addressing low back pain resulting from degenerative lumbar spine disorders. [1] It involves fusion of two or more levels utilizing screws, rods, and an interbody graft.

5. Luigi Mangione had spondylolisthesis, a lower back condition ...

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   Mangione's social media accounts included several references to back pain. On X, Mangione's banner included an X-ray image of a spine after a spinal fusion. ... the back surgery seemed to improve ...

6. Harrington rod - Wikipedia

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   Harrington rods used in spinal fusion. The Harrington rod (or Harrington implant) is a stainless steel surgical device. [1] Historically, this rod was implanted along the spinal column to treat, among other conditions, a lateral or coronal-plane curvature of the spine, or scoliosis. Up to one million people had Harrington rods implanted for ...

7. Luigi Mangione came from privilege. Then his spine gave out ...

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   An X-ray image Mangione posted on social media depicted a spinal fusion, with rods and screws reinforcing the position of his bones. ... Mangione struggled with back pain throughout his time ...