"fusion" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- People who get an artificial disc can always opt for cervical fusion later.
- But if a patient has cervical fusion first, it's not possible to later put an artificial disc in the same spot.
- Discectomy with cervical fusion can help relieve the pain of spinal disc disease.
- There are different methods of performing a cervical spinal fusion:
- Although cervical spinal fusion stiffens part of the neck, this does not reduce neck flexibility for most people.
- From 150,000 to 200,000 Americans undergo cervical fusion each year, according to various estimates.
- In addition to lumbar fusions, cervical spinal fusions may also be performed on the neck.
- The purpose of a cervical spinal fusion is also to join certain bones in the spine.
- Additionally, cervical spinal fusion can be used to remove or reduce pressure on nerve roots caused by bone fragments or ruptured intervertebral disks.
- This can have the effect of actually strengthening the bones, as in anterior cervical fusion.
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