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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Orthopedic surgical procedures
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fusion  spinal fusion  Albec's operation  Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion  fusion surgery
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Correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization WordNet 3.0
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Correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Spinal fusion, also called spondylodesis or spondylosyndesis, is a neurosurgical or orthopedic surgical technique that joins two or more vertebrae. Wikipedia
A surgical technique used to combine two or more vertebrae Wikipedia Disambiguation
Immobilization or ankylosis of two or more vertebrae by fusion of the vertebral bodies Wikidata