Medical Terms For Spinal Surgery

Spinal Fusion Terms and Glossary - OrthoInfo - AAOS

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Surgeons can reach the spine by making an incision (cut) in different places on your body. Incision sites are often described by location as: Anterior. This term refers to the front of your body. In spinal fusion surgery, an anterior fusion in the lumbar spine is done by making …

Glossary of Spinal Terms - SpineUniverse

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Spinal Cord – The longitudinal cord of nerve tissue that is enclosed in the spinal canal. It serves not only as a pathway for nervous impulses to and from the brain, …

Laminectomy - Mayo Clinic

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Diskectomy - Mayo Clinic

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Overview. Diskectomy. Diskectomy is surgery to remove the damaged part of a disk in the spine that has its soft center pushing out through the tough outer lining. A …

Back to the Basics of Spine Surgery: …

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Understanding the anatomy, terms and definitions, and procedure concepts associated with spinal surgery can …

Glossary - Understandable Definitions of Medical Terms

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Glossary - Understandable Definitions of Medical Terms A B E X Y Glossary Term Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ACDF Acupuncture Acute Pain Allograft Bone Alternative …

Glossary and Definitions of Neurosurgical Terminology

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ADENOMA - A benign growth formed of glandular tissue. AGNOSIA - Absence of the ability to recognize the form and nature of persons and things. AGRAPHIA - Inability to write …

Spinal Surgery Terminology | Advanced Neurosurgery …

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Minimally invasive spinal surgery is a specialized technique where our skilled neurosurgeons use specialized instruments such as a tubular retractor system to …

Glossary of terms used in Neurosurgery, …

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ambulate: a term used by medical personnel to describe a patient’s ability to walk or move around by themselves. analgesics: a medicine that relieves pain without affecting …

Spine Surgery Booklet: Medical Terms and What Then Mean

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The part of the spine commonly referred to as the lower back . Nucleus. The pulpy inner core of a disc . Posterior. From the back side, e.g., the back of the neck . Postoperative. …