"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.
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
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Spinal Fusion".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Spinal Fusion".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Spinal Fusion" by people in this website by year, and whether "Spinal Fusion" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Spinal Fusion" by people in Profiles.
-
Intraoperative opioid infusion versus balanced opioid-sparing approach on the incidence of chronic postsurgical pain and inpatient opioid consumption in children undergoing posterior spinal fusion surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a 12-year retrospective observational cohort study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2026 Jan 23; 37(4):274-285.
-
Predictors of 30-Day Hospital Readmission After Posterior Cervical Fusion in 3401 Patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 03 01; 43(5):356-363.
-
Development of a Cell-Based Gene Therapy Approach to Selectively Turn Off Bone Formation. J Cell Biochem. 2017 11; 118(11):3627-3634.
-
Far-red fluorescence gene reporter tomography for determination of placement and viability of cell-based gene therapies. Opt Express. 2013 Oct 07; 21(20):24129-38.
-
C1 lateral mass screw placement via the posterior arch: a technique comparison and anatomic analysis. Spine J. 2013 Nov; 13(11):1549-55.
-
Adverse events and bone morphogenetic protein-2. Spine J. 2011 Aug; 11(8):802.
-
An injectable method for noninvasive spine fusion. Spine J. 2011 Jun; 11(6):545-56.
-
Image-guided multilevel vertebral osteotomies for en bloc resection of giant cell tumor of the thoracic spine: case report and description of operative technique. Eur Spine J. 2010 Jun; 19(6):1021-8.
-
Obesity and self-reported outcome after minimally invasive lumbar spinal fusion surgery. Neurosurgery. 2008 Nov; 63(5):956-60; discussion 960.
-
Os odontoideum: presentation, diagnosis, and treatment in a series of 78 patients. J Neurosurg Spine. 2008 Oct; 9(4):332-42.