Spine Fusion
Spinal Fusion is a surgical procedure designed to stop the motion at a painful vertebral segment, which in turn should decrease pain generated from the joint. There are many approaches to spinal fusion surgery, and all involve adding bone graft to an area of the spine to set up a biological response that causes the bone graft to grow between the two verte
bral elements and create a fusion, thereby stopping the motion at that segment.
Spinal Fusion is used to treat:
- Injuries to the spinal vertebrae
- Protrusion and degeneration of the cushioning disc between vertebrae (slipped disc or herniated disc)
- Abnormal Curvatures of the spine
- Weak or unstable spine caused by infections or tumors
There are several types of spine surgery options:
- Extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) - Surgery performed through the patients side. By entering this way major muscles are avoided. This minimally invasive procedure is generally used to treat leg or back pain caused by degenerative disease.
- Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) - Surgery is done from the front and includes removing the disc between the two vertebrae and inserting bone into the space
- Posterior lumbar interbody spinal fusion (PLIF) - Surgery done through the back and includes removing the disc between two vertebrae and inserting bone into the space.
- Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion - performed through the front of a patient's neck to solve neck pain, arm pain, weakness, tingling or numbness.
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