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  1. Maziyar A. Kalani, M.D.

    Maziyar A. Kalani, M.D.

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

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

  2. Mohammed Karim, M.D.

    Mohammed Karim, M.D.

    1. Orthopedic Surgeon
    2. Oncologist
    Areas of focus:

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

  3. William E. Krauss, M.D.

    William E. Krauss, M.D.

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

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

  4. Chandan Krishna, M.D.

    Chandan Krishna, M.D.

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

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

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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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  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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