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Contents. 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.
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a surgical procedure to treat nerve root or spinal cord compression by decompressing the spinal cord and nerve roots of the cervical spine with a discectomy, followed by inter-vertebral fusion to stabilize the corresponding vertebrae. [1] This procedure is used when other non-surgical treatments ...
Failed Back Syndrome (abbreviated as FBS) is a condition characterized by chronic pain following back surgeries. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The term "post-laminectomy syndrome" is sometimes used by doctors to indicate the same condition as failed back syndrome. [ 3 ] Many factors can contribute to the onset or development of FBS, including residual or ...
Klippel–Feil syndrome (KFS), also known as cervical vertebral fusion syndrome, is a rare congenital condition characterized by the abnormal fusion of any two of the seven bones in the neck (cervical vertebrae). [ 1 ]: 578 It can result in a limited ability to move the neck and shortness of the neck, resulting in the appearance of a low hairline.
c.12,000 annually in the United States [ 2 ] A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that causes temporary or permanent changes in its function. It is a destructive neurological and pathological state that causes major motor, sensory and autonomic dysfunctions. [ 3 ] Symptoms of spinal cord injury may include loss of muscle ...
Manipulation under anesthesia (MUA) or fibrosis release procedures[ 1 ] is a multidisciplinary, chronic pain-related manual therapy modality which is used for the purpose of improving articular and soft tissue movement. [dubious– discuss ][definition needed] This is accomplished by way of a combination of controlled joint mobilization ...
Andrew C. Hecht is an American orthopaedic surgeon and a nationally recognized leader in surgery on the spine. [1] [2]Hecht serves as the spine surgical consultant to the New York Jets, the New York Islanders and the New York Dragons, as well as collegiate teams at Hofstra University and Molloy College, [3] and is the Chief of Spine Surgery for the Mount Sinai Health System and Chief of Spine ...
There are many spinal procedures that make use of minimally invasive techniques. They can involve cutting away tissue (), fixing adjacent vertebrae to one another (spinal fusion), and replacing bone or other tissue.The main philosophy is least bloods, tissue damage, and keep bone/tissue architecture The name of the procedure often includes the region of the spine that is operated on, including ...