EVOLUTION OF SPINAL FUSION
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Imaging of spinal fusion
Surgical spinal fusion is a procedure where two or more of the vertebrae of the spine are “fused” together in an attempt to achieve solid arthrodesis and to potentially eliminate painful movement or to correct deformity. The purpose of the spinal hardware is to provide additional spinal stability while helping the fusion set up. The first successful surgical fusion procedures were described by ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1943
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-194302000-00014