Overview
A posterior fusion is a surgical procedure in which two vertebrae are fused, or affixed, together using screws and rods through an incision on the back (posterior) instead of through an incision in the front of the body (anterior).This can be done to any part of the cervical, thoracic or lumbar spine.
What it Treats
Posterior fusions are used to treat a wide range of spinal conditions, including:
- Spinal stenosis
- Scoliosis
- Kyphosis
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- Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
- Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Cervical Disc Arthroplasty
- Cervical Fusion
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Laminoplasty
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Microdiscectomy
- Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy
- Posterior Lumbar Decompression and Fusion or Posterior Interbody Fusion
- Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty