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About Spinal Fusion Surgery

About Spinal Fusion Surgery

A procedure called a spinal fusion can be used to surgically treat degenerative disc disease in the spine. Using bone harvested from the person’s own hip (autograft) and instrumentation such as rods and screws, this procedure fuses two or more adjacent vertebrae. This is done to stabilise the spine and provide pain relief.

What Is It?

A spinal fusion is the uniting of two bony segments, whether a fracture or a vertebral joint. Instrumentation featuring rods and screws acts as an “internal cast” to stabilise the vertebrae until the fusion, or bony re-growth, can occur.

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Stevens KJ, Spenciner DB, Griffiths KL, Kim KD, Zwienenberg-Lee M, Alamin T, Bammer R. Comparison of minimally invasive and conventional open posterolateral lumbar fusion using magnetic resonance imaging and retraction pressure studies. J Spinal Disord Tech.2006 Apr;19(2):77-86.

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Khoo LT, Fessler RG. Microendoscopic decompressive laminotomy for the treatment of lumbar stenosis. Neurosurgery. 2002 Nov;51(5 Suppl):S146-54.

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