Spinal Fusion

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"Spinal Fusion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	E04.555.100.700
Concept/Terms	Spinal Fusion Spinal Fusion Fusion, Spinal Fusions, Spinal Spinal Fusions Spondylodesis Spondylodesis Spondylodeses Spondylosyndesis Spondylosyndesis Spondylosyndeses

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Orthopedic Procedures [E04.555]
Arthrodesis [E04.555.100]
Spinal Fusion [E04.555.100.700]

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Bar chart showing 101 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 21 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	0	1	1
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	3	0	3
2004	1	0	1
2006	2	0	2
2007	3	1	4
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	1	6
2020	1	0	1
2021	6	0	6
2022	4	0	4
2023	6	0	6
2024	1	0	1

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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.

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Coric D, Nassr A, Kim PK, Welch WC, Robbins S, DeLuca S, Whiting D, Chahlavi A, Pirris SM, Groff MW, Chi JH, Huang JH, Kent R, Whitmore RG, Meyer SA, Arnold PM, Patel AI, Orr RD, Krishnaney A, Boltes P, Anekstein Y, Steinmetz MP. Prospective, randomized controlled multicenter study of posterior lumbar facet arthroplasty for the treatment of spondylolisthesis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2023 01 01; 38(1):115-125.

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Pinter ZW, Freedman BA, Nassr A, Sebastian AS, Coric D, Welch WC, Steinmetz MP, Robbins SE, Ament J, Anand N, Arnold P, Baron E, Huang J, Whitmore R, Whiting D, Tahernia D, Sandhu F, Chahlavi A, Cheng J, Chi J, Pirris S, Groff M, Fabi A, Meyer S, Kushwaha V, Kent R, DeLuca S, Smorgick Y, Anekstein Y. A Prospective Study of Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis: Results from the Total Posterior Spine System (TOPS) IDE Study. Clin Spine Surg. 2023 03 01; 36(2):E59-E69.

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Jack AS, Hayman E, Pierre C, Ramey WL, Witiw CD, Oskouian RJ, Daniels AH, Pugley A, Hamilton K, Ames CP, Chapman JR, Ghogawala Z, Hart RA. Cervical Spine Research Society-Cervical Stiffness Disability Index (CSRS-CSDI): Validation of a Novel Scoring System Quantifying the Effect of Postarthrodesis Cervical Stiffness on Patient Quality of Life. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2022 09 15; 47(18):1263-1269.

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