enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Spinal fusion - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_fusion

   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. Laminotomy - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laminotomy

   A laminotomy is an orthopaedic neurosurgical procedure that removes part of the lamina of a vertebral arch in order to relieve pressure in the vertebral canal. [1] A laminotomy is less invasive than conventional vertebral column surgery techniques, such as laminectomy because it leaves more ligaments and muscles attached to the spinous process intact and it requires removing less bone from the ...

4. Orthopedic surgery - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthopedic_surgery

   In a study of hospitalizations in the United States in 2012, spine and joint procedures were common among all age groups except infants. Spinal fusion was one of the five most common OR procedures performed in every age group except infants younger than 1 year and adults 85 years and older. Laminectomy was common among adults aged 18–84 years.

5. Woman's Doctor: New spinal fusion procedure helps reduce risk

   www.aol.com/news/womans-doctor-spinal-fusion...

   In this Woman's Doctor segment, there's a new surgery to alleviate low back and leg pain. Mercy Medical Center Neurosurgeon Dr. Charles Park, pioneered the new minimally invasive spinal-fusion ...

6. List of surgical procedures - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_surgical_procedures

   -desis : fusion of two parts into one, stabilization-ectomy : surgical removal (see List of -ectomies). The term 'resection' is also used, especially when referring to a tumor.-opsy : looking at-oscopy : viewing of, normally with a scope

7. Kyphosis - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyphosis

   Surgical treatment can be used in severe cases. In patients with progressive kyphotic deformity due to vertebral collapse, a procedure called a kyphoplasty may arrest the deformity and relieve the pain. Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure, [19] requiring only a small opening in the skin. The main goal is to return the damaged vertebra ...