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  1. Maziyar A. Kalani, M.D.

    Maziyar A. Kalani, M.D.

    1. Neurosurgeon
    1. Phoenix, AZ
    Areas of focus:

    Minimally invasive surgery, Spinal fusion, Sacrectomy, Minimally invasive cancer surgery , Vertebroplasty, Cervical spi...ne fusion, Minimally invasive lumbar decompression, Minimally invasive neurosurgery, Tumor resection, Tumor biopsy, Kyphoplasty, Spinal stabilization surgery, Spinal tumor ablation, Spinal deformity correction surgery, Cervical disk replacement, Cervical spine surgery, Lumbar laminectomy, Lumbar diskectomy, Minimally invasive lumbar diskectomy, Minimally invasive cervical diskectomy, Cervical laminectomy, Thoracic pseudoarthrosis procedure, Cervical diskectomy, Lumbar pseudoarthrosis procedure, Lumbar spinal fusion (Deprecated), Thoracic diskectomy, Cervical scoliosis surgery, Thoracic scoliosis surgery, Lumbar scoliosis surgery, Thoracic fusion, Cervical pseudoarthrosis procedure, Thoracic laminectomy, Minimally invasive spine surgery, Minimally invasive spinal fusion, Lumbar fusion, Minimally invasive lumbar spinal fusion, Laminoplasty, Sacroplasty, Minimally invasive lumbar foraminotomy, Minimally invasive cervical spinal fusion, Vertebrectomy, Minimally invasive thoracic diskectomy, Minimally invasive cervical foraminotomy, Minimally invasive diskectomy, Minimally invasive thoracic spinal fusion, Minimally invasive thoracic foraminotomy, Minimally invasive foraminotomy, Lumbar spine fusion (Deprecated), Meningioma, Spinal cord tumor, Scoliosis, Spinal stenosis, Cervical myelopathy, Sarcoma, Chondrosarcoma, Schwannoma, Spondylolisthesis, Spinal tumor, Degenerative disk disease, Thoracic radiculopathy, Spinal arteriovenous malformation, Dural arteriovenous fistula, Chordoma, Lumbar radiculopathy, Lumbar spinal stenosis, Cervical spondylosis, Cervical spinal stenosis, Thoracic myelopathy, Nerve compression syndrome, Thoracic herniated disk, Spondylotic myelopathy, Lumbar herniated disk, Spondylolysis, Spine deformity, Hemangioblastoma, Radiculopathy, Spinal metastasis, Spinal fracture, Cervical spondylotic myelopathy, Spinal cord metastasis, Cervical spondylolisthesis, Spinal cord lymphoma, Cervical kyphosis, Cervical herniated disk, Spinal compression fracture, Cervical spine deformity, Cervical radiculopathy, Myelopathy, Degenerative scoliosis

  2. Mohammed Karim, M.D.

    Mohammed Karim, M.D.

    1. Orthopedic Surgeon
    2. Oncologist
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Hemipelvectomy, Cancer treatment, Spinal fusion, Bone metastasis surgery, Sacrectomy, Amputation, Bone biopsy, Spine tu...mor surgery, Spine reconstruction, Spine decompression, Pelvic tumor surgery, Vertebral column resection, Surgical biopsy, Tumor resection, Surgical stabilization of metastatic bone cancer, Tumor biopsy, Spondylolisthesis surgery, Spinal stabilization surgery, Spine procedure, Prophylactic surgery, Limb salvage surgery, Fracture treatment, Cancer, Spinal stenosis, Sarcoma, Bone cancer, Chondrosarcoma, Osteosarcoma, Spondyloarthritis, Spondylolisthesis, Spinal cord injury, Cancer of unknown origin, Bone metastasis, Soft tissue sarcoma, Spinal tumor, Pelvic bone tumor, Chordoma, Pathologic fracture, Spondylotic myelopathy, Stage 4 colorectal cancer, Spondylolysis, Spinal metastasis, Spinal fracture, Stage 4 melanoma, Soft tissue tumor, Spinal abscess, Pelvic sarcoma, Tumors and masses, Spondylosis, Stage 4 breast cancer

  3. William E. Krauss, M.D.

    William E. Krauss, M.D.

    1. Neurosurgeon
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Spinal fusion, Cervical spine fusion, Spine tumor surgery, Spinal stabilization surgery, Chiari malformation surgery, C...ervical spine surgery, Lumbar laminectomy, Lumbar diskectomy, Cervical laminectomy, Cervical diskectomy, Lumbar fusion, Spinal cord tumor, Chiari malformation, Spinal stenosis, Cervical myelopathy, Spinal tumor, Lumbar radiculopathy, Thoracic myelopathy, Spinal metastasis, Spinal fracture, Cervical radiculopathy

  4. Chandan Krishna

    Chandan Krishna

    1. Neurosurgeon
    Areas of focus:

    Spinal fusion, Nerve decompression, Spine reconstruction, Spine decompression, Meningioma, Glioma, Brain tumor, Brain m...etastasis, Spinal cord tumor, Acoustic neuroma, Neurofibromatosis, Pituitary tumor, Glioblastoma, Ependymoma, Astrocytoma, Spinal tumor, Degenerative disk disease, Oligodendroglioma, Neurofibroma, Chordoma, Cerebrovascular disease, CSF leak, Choroid plexus papilloma

Research

Mayo researchers are studying ways to make spinal fusion safer and have better outcomes. These studies include comparing types of hardware and bonding materials used to connect the spinal bones during spinal fusion surgeries. Other studies focus on the effect of diabetes or smoking on success rates.

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Spinal fusion care at Mayo Clinic

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  1. Spinal fusion. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/treatment/spinal-fusion. Accessed Nov. 18, 2022.
  2. Chou R. Subacute and chronic low-back pain: Surgical treatment. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed Nov. 18, 2022.
  3. Brunicardi FC, et al. Spine: Basic concepts. In: Schwartz's Principles of Surgery. 11th ed. McGraw-Hill; 2019. https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com. Accessed Nov. 22, 2022.
  4. Baron EM, et al. Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. In: Operative Techniques: Spine Surgery. 3rd ed. Elsevier; 2018. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Nov. 22, 2022.
  5. Elsevier Point of Care. Clinical Overview: Chronic low back pain in adults. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Nov. 22, 2022.
  6. Reisener MJ, et al. Trends in lumbar spinal fusion — A literature review. Journal of Spine Surgery. 2020; doi:10.21037/jss-20-492.
  7. Singleton M, et al. Perioperative management in complex spine surgery. Minerva Anestesiologica. 2022; doi:10.23736/S0375-9393.22.15933-X.
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  9. AskMayoExpert. Lumbar spinal stenosis (adult). Mayo Clinic; 2021.

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