Spinal Fusion
Current as of: June 26, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP – Emergency Medicine & Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Kenneth J. Koval, MD – Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma
Spinal fusion is a surgery that joins (fuses) two or more vertebrae together. Vertebrae are the 33 interlocking bones of the spinal column that are stacked on top of each other. Methods of doing spinal fusion may include: Using bone that is harvested from elsewhere in the body or is obtained from a bone bank to make a…