"Spinal Fusion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D013123
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.555.100.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Spinal Fusion- Spinal Fusion
- Fusion, Spinal
- Fusions, Spinal
- Spinal Fusions
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spinal Fusion" by people in Profiles.
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Baclofen Pump Use: Complications After Growth-friendly Instrumentation for Early-onset Scoliosis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Feb 01; 42(2):77-82.
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Pelvic fixation is not always necessary in children with cerebral palsy scoliosis treated with growth-friendly instrumentation. Spine Deform. 2022 07; 10(4):925-932.
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Cervical fusion for treatment of degenerative conditions: development of appropriate use criteria. Spine J. 2021 09; 21(9):1460-1472.
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Evaluation of open and minimally invasive spinal surgery for the treatment of thoracolumbar metastatic epidural spinal cord compression: a systematic review. Eur Spine J. 2021 10; 30(10):2906-2914.
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Management of degenerative spondylolisthesis: development of appropriate use criteria. Spine J. 2021 08; 21(8):1256-1267.
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Occipital-Cervical Fusion and Ventral Decompression in the Surgical Management of Chiari-1 Malformation and Syringomyelia: Analysis of Data From the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium. Neurosurgery. 2021 01 13; 88(2):332-341.
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An initial effort to define an early onset scoliosis "graduate"-The Pediatric Spine Study Group experience. Spine Deform. 2021 05; 9(3):679-683.
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Minimum 5-Year Follow-up on Graduates of Growing Spine Surgery for Early Onset Scoliosis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Nov/Dec; 40(10):e942-e946.
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CORR Insights?: What Are the Patient-reported Outcomes, Complications, and Radiographic Results of Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis in Patients Younger Than 50 Years? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020 08; 478(8):1889-1891.
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Prospectively collected surgeon indications for discontinuation of a lengthening program for early-onset scoliosis. Spine Deform. 2020 02; 8(1):129-133.