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

  2. Mohammed Karim, M.D.

    Mohammed Karim, M.D.

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

    Cancer treatment, Spinal fusion, Spine procedure, Amputation, Limb salvage surgery, Prophylactic surgery, Spondylolisth...esis surgery, Surgical biopsy, Tumor biopsy, Surgical stabilization of metastatic bone cancer, Tumor resection, Vertebral column resection, Pelvic tumor surgery, Spine decompression, Hemipelvectomy, Spine reconstruction, Spine tumor surgery, Sacrectomy, Bone metastasis surgery, Spinal stabilization surgery, Fracture treatment, Bone biopsy, Cancer, Bone cancer, Soft tissue sarcoma, Spinal stenosis, Spinal cord injury, Bone metastasis, Spondylosis, Chondrosarcoma, Cancer of unknown origin, Sarcoma, Spinal tumor, Osteosarcoma, Spondylolisthesis, Chordoma, Tumors and masses, Pelvic sarcoma, Spinal abscess, Soft tissue tumor, Stage 4 melanoma, Spinal fracture, Spinal metastasis, Spondylolysis, Stage 4 colorectal cancer, Spondylotic myelopathy, Pathologic fracture, Pelvic bone tumor, Spondyloarthritis, 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, Chiari malformation surgery, Spine tumor surgery, Cervical spine fusion, Lumbar fusion, Cervical spine s...urgery, Spinal stabilization surgery, Lumbar laminectomy, Cervical diskectomy, Lumbar diskectomy, Cervical laminectomy, Spinal stenosis, Chiari malformation, Spinal tumor, Cervical radiculopathy, Spinal cord tumor, Lumbar radiculopathy, Spinal fracture, Spinal metastasis, Cervical myelopathy, Thoracic myelopathy

  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, Glioblastoma, Brain tumor, Brain metasta...sis, Pituitary tumor, Acoustic neuroma, Glioma, Neurofibromatosis, Meningioma, Ependymoma, CSF leak, Spinal tumor, Astrocytoma, Neurofibroma, Spinal cord tumor, Chordoma, Oligodendroglioma, Degenerative disk disease, Cerebrovascular disease, 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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