Spinal Fusion

"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 725 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 64 publications in 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	3	4
1996	1	1	2
1997	5	3	8
1998	5	2	7
1999	7	3	10
2000	5	1	6
2001	4	2	6
2002	9	3	12
2003	11	3	14
2004	12	1	13
2005	5	3	8
2006	9	6	15
2007	5	6	11
2008	22	6	28
2009	22	5	27
2010	23	9	32
2011	27	7	34
2012	36	14	50
2013	30	5	35
2014	23	4	27
2015	24	2	26
2016	33	2	35
2017	27	8	35
2018	31	6	37
2019	35	8	43
2020	49	13	62
2021	42	6	48
2022	63	1	64
2023	17	0	17
2024	8	1	9

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Heard JC, Ezeonu T, Lee Y, Narayanan R, Kellish A, Dulitzki Y, Resnick D, Zucker J, Shaer A, Canseco JA, Rihn JA, Woods B, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Kepler CK, Schroeder GD. Evaluating the Association Between Physical Therapy Variables and Outcomes After Lumbar Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2025 Mar 01; 38(2):E129-E134.

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Shahi P, Singh S, Morse K, Maayan O, Subramanian T, Araghi K, Singh N, Tuma OC, Asada T, Korsun MK, Dowdell J, Sheha ED, Sandhu H, Albert TJ, Qureshi SA, Iyer S. Impact of age on comparative outcomes of decompression alone versus fusion for L4 degenerative spondylolisthesis. Eur Spine J. 2024 Oct; 33(10):3749-3759.

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Nassr A, Coric D, Pinter ZW, Sebastian AS, Freedman BA, Whiting D, Chahlavi A, Pirris S, Phan N, Meyer SA, Tahernia AD, Sandhu F, Deutsch H, Potts EA, Cheng J, Chi JH, Groff M, Anekstein Y, Steinmetz MP, Welch WC. Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty Versus Fusion for Grade-I Degenerative Spondylolisthesis with Stenosis: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2024 Jun 19; 106(12):1041-1053.

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Bernatz JT, Pumford A, Goh BC, Pinter ZW, Mikula AL, Michalopoulos GD, Bydon M, Huddleston P, Nassr AN, Freedman BA, Sebastian AS. MRI Vertebral Bone Quality Correlates With Interbody Cage Subsidence After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 May 01; 37(4):149-154.

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Singh S, Shahi P, Song J, Subramanian T, Morse K, Maayan O, Araghi K, Singh N, Tuma O, Asada T, Korsun M, Mai E, Dowdell J, Sheha E, Sandhu H, Albert T, Qureshi S, Iyer S. Clinical and Radiologic Predictors of Slower Improvement and Nonimprovement After Surgical Treatment of L4-L5 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Preliminary Results. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2025 Feb 01; 50(3):187-195.

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Patel V, Wind JJ, Aleem I, Lansford T, Weinstein MA, Vokshoor A, Campbell PG, Beaumont A, Hassanzadeh H, Radcliff K, Matheus V, Coric D. Adjunctive Use of Bone Growth Stimulation Increases Cervical Spine Fusion Rates in Patients at Risk for Pseudarthrosis. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 May 01; 37(4):124-130.

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Du JY, Shafi K, Blackburn CW, Chapman JR, Ahn NU, Marcus RE, Albert TJ. Resource Utilization Following Anterior Versus Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion for Acute Central Cord Syndrome. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 Aug 01; 37(7):E309-E316.

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Du JY, Shafi K, Blackburn CW, Chapman JR, Ahn NU, Marcus RE, Albert TJ. Elective Single-Level Primary Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion for Degenerative Spondylotic Cervical Myelopathy Is Associated With Decreased Resource Utilization Versus Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 Aug 01; 37(7):E317-E323.

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Alfraihat A, Samdani AF, Balasubramanian S. Predicting radiographic outcomes of vertebral body tethering in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients using machine learning. PLoS One. 2024; 19(1):e0296739.

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Siegel N, Lambrechts MJ, Brush PL, Tomlak A, Lee Y, Karamian BA, Canseco JA, Woods BI, Kaye ID, Hilibrand AS, Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Schroeder GD. A Longitudinal Evaluation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Its Effects on Spinal Decompressions With or Without Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 Apr 01; 37(3):E131-E136.

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