"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spinal Fusion" by people in Profiles.
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Pieters T, Santangelo G, Furst T, Sciubba DM. An update on improvement and innovation in the management of adult thoracolumbar spinal deformity. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2025 Mar 18; 26(1):272.
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Johnson MD, Schwieterman W, Bugada M, Garner RM, Na J, Prestigiacomo CJ. History of Cervical Spine Localization: Surface Landmarks. World Neurosurg. 2025 Jan; 193:191-198.
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Miranda SP, Whitmore RG, Kanter A, Mummaneni PV, Bisson EF, Barker FG, Harrop J, Magge SN, Heary RF, Fehlings MG, Albert TJ, Arnold PM, Riew KD, Steinmetz MP, Wang MC, Heller JG, Benzel EC, Ghogawala Z. Patients May Return to Work Sooner After Laminoplasty: Occupational Outcomes of the Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Surgical Trial. Neurosurgery. 2025 Jan 01; 96(1):131-141.
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Toll BJ, Yolcu YU, Passer JZ, Yew AY, Magge SN, Ghogawala Z, Whitmore RG. Impact of Depression and Anxiety on Patient Reported Outcomes Measures after Lumbar Fusion. World Neurosurg. 2024 06; 186:e391-e397.
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Johnson MD, Prestigiacomo CJ. Preincisional Localization: An Overlooked Contribution by Ralph Bingham Cloward. World Neurosurg. 2023 11; 179:37-42.
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Atalay B, Gadjradj PS, Sommer FS, Wright D, Rawanduzy C, Ghogawala Z, H?rtl R. Natural History of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. World Neurosurg. 2023 08; 176:e634-e643.
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Harrop JS, Gonzalez GA, Qasba RK, Porto G, Wainwright JV, Thalheimer S, Schorsch M, Vaccaro AR, Ghogawala Z. Does axial cervical pain improve with surgical fusion? A meta-analysis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2023 09 01; 39(3):345-354.
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Greenberg JK, Pelle D, Clifton W, Javeed S, Ray WZ, Kelly MP, Wang JC, Harrop JS, Vaccaro AR, Ghogawala Z, Savage JW, Steinmetz MP. Letter to the editor regarding "Robotic and navigated pedicle screws are safer and more accurate than fluoroscopic freehand screws: a systematic review and meta-analysis" by Matur et al. Spine J. 2023 08; 23(8):1234-1235.
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Toll BJ, Whitmore RG. Commentary: Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Versus Microendoscopic Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Unilateral Cervical Radiculopathy: A 1-Year Cost-Utility Analysis. Neurosurgery. 2023 09 01; 93(3):e59-e60.
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Falavigna A, Arruda AO, Righesso Neto O, Dozza D, Guyot JP, Yurac R, Jal?n PG, Avila JMJ, Z?rate B, Scheverin N, Ghogawala Z. International and Multicenter Prospective Controlled Study of Dysphagia After Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery. Neurosurgery. 2023 06 01; 92(6):1287-1296.