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 1013 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 114 publications in 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
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	40	14	54
2013	33	8	41
2014	30	7	37
2015	29	4	33
2016	41	4	45
2017	30	9	39
2018	37	6	43
2019	46	11	57
2020	65	18	83
2021	64	9	73
2022	112	2	114
2023	68	0	68
2024	75	9	84
2025	8	1	9

Below are the most recent publications written about "Spinal Fusion" by people in Profiles.

Pohl NB, Dalton J, Huang R, Narayanan R, Tarawneh OH, Lee Y, Fellheimer H, Buckner M, Kurd MF, Kaye ID, Canseco JA, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Schroeder GD, Kepler CK. The Effect of Body Mass Index on Surgical Outcomes Following Aseptic Short-Segment Revision Lumbar Fusions: A Retrospective Study. World Neurosurg. 2025 04; 196:123801.

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Dalton J, Olson J, Pohl NB, Narayanan R, Tarawneh OH, Lee Y, Carter MV, Karthikeyan G, Witt L, Mehta A, Mangan JJ, Kurd MF, Canseco JA, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Schroeder GD, Kepler CK. Comparing Postoperative Opioid Use in Primary and Revision Lumbar Fusion: A?Propensity-Matched Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2025 04; 196:123800.

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Sarikonda A, Sami A, Self DM, Isch E, Zavitsanos A, Fuleihan AA, Khan A, Dougherty C, Quraishi D, Jallo J, Heller J, Prasad SK, Sharan A, Harrop J, Vaccaro AR, Sivaganesan A. Are Mildly Disabled Patients Appropriate for Spine Bundles? An Application of the Operative Value Index. World Neurosurg. 2025 04; 196:123797.

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Pennington Z, Hamouda A, Martini M, Kumar R, Mikula AL, Potes MA, Bydon M, Clarke MJ, Krauss WE, Nassr AN, Freedman BA, Sebastian AS, Fogelson JL, Elder BD. Comparison of Sagittal Plane Correction With "Bullet" Versus "Banana" Type Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Devices. Oper Neurosurg. 2025 Nov 01; 29(5):624-632.

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Miller M, DiCiurcio WT, Meade M, Buchan L, Gleimer J, Woods B, Kepler C. Appropriateness and Consistency of an Online Artificial Intelligence System's Response to Common Questions Regarding Cervical Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2025 12 01; 38(10):498-505.

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Tran KS, Lambrechts MJ, Lee Y, Ledesma J, Li S, Meghpara M, Fried TB, Kowal L, Mahmood H, Issa TZ, Opara O, Wong A, Canseco JA, Hilibrand AS, Anderson DG, Vaccaro AR, Kepler CK, Schroeder GD. Patients Undergoing Multilevel Thoracolumbar Fusions With Prior Total Hip Arthroplasty Are at Higher Risk for Prosthetic Dislocations. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2025 Nov 15; 33(22):e1343-e1359.

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Todderud J, Milbrandt T, Baroncini A, Petcharaporn M, Marks M, Hoernschemeyer D, Newton P, Parent S, Alanay A, Miyanji F, Lonner B, Neal K, Yaszay B, Blakemore L, Shah S, Haber L, Samdani A, Larson AN. Outcomes and complications of vertebral body tethering by patient gender. Spine Deform. 2025 May; 13(3):717-728.

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Carter M, Narayanan R, Toci G, Lee Y, Fras S, Hammelef E, Mumtaz S, Garayo T, Kurd M, Kaye ID, Canseco J, Hilibrand A, Vaccaro A, Kepler C, Schroeder G. Inpatient Multimodal Pain Regimens Do Not Impact Hospital Length of Stay or Long-term Postoperative Opioid Use Following 1 and 2-Level Lumbar Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2025 10 01; 38(8):368-373.

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Mikula AL, Pennington Z, Hamouda AM, Nassr A, Freedman B, Sebastian AS, Elder BD, Fogelson JL. Maintenance of intraoperative correction with multi-rod constructs in adult long construct spine fusion surgery. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2025 02; 249:108729.

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Yoshida B, Leonardi C, Valenzuela-Moss J, Andras LM, Tetreault TA, Emans JB, Smith JT, Pahys JM, Li GY, Heffernan MJ. LIV selection in 'tweener' patients treated with magnetically controlled growing rods vs. posterior spinal fusion. Spine Deform. 2025 May; 13(3):765-771.

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