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What is the medical term meaning a procedure that stiffens a joint or joins several vertebrae?
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A spinal fusion also known as spondylodesis or spondylosyndesis, is a surgical technique used to join two or more vertebrae. Tissue, either from the patient (autograft) or a donor (allograft), is used in conjunction with the body's natural bone growth processes to fuse the vertebrae.
also known as surgical anklyosis
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∙ 11y agoarthodesis
Fusing the joint
Arthrodesis is also known as surgical ankylosis or fusion.
Source: Medical Terminology for Health Professions Sixth Edition by Ann Ehrlich & Carol L. Schroeder. Page 79.
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