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  1. Maziyar A. Kalani, M.D.

    Maziyar A. Kalani, M.D.

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

    Lumbar fusion, Spinal fusion, Cervical spine fusion, Laminoplasty, Sacroplasty, Cervical spine surgery, Minimally invas...ive surgery, Minimally invasive lumbar decompression, Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, Sacrectomy, Spinal tumor ablation, Minimally invasive neurosurgery, Spinal deformity correction surgery, Spinal stabilization surgery, Cervical diskectomy, Minimally invasive spine surgery, Lumbar diskectomy, Thoracic diskectomy, Lumbar laminectomy, Cervical disk replacement, Cervical laminectomy, Thoracic pseudoarthrosis procedure, Lumbar pseudoarthrosis procedure, Cervical scoliosis surgery, Thoracic scoliosis surgery, Lumbar scoliosis surgery, Thoracic fusion, Cervical pseudoarthrosis procedure, Thoracic laminectomy, Vertebrectomy, Minimally invasive cancer surgery , Tumor resection, Tumor biopsy, Minimally invasive cervical diskectomy, Minimally invasive spinal fusion, Minimally invasive lumbar diskectomy, Minimally invasive diskectomy, Minimally invasive thoracic diskectomy, Minimally invasive lumbar spinal fusion, Minimally invasive foraminotomy, Minimally invasive cervical foraminotomy, Minimally invasive lumbar foraminotomy, Minimally invasive cervical spinal fusion, Minimally invasive thoracic spinal fusion, Minimally invasive thoracic foraminotomy, Scoliosis, Spondylolisthesis, Spondylolysis, Meningioma, Chordoma, Spinal stenosis, Myelopathy, Cervical radiculopathy, Cervical spondylosis, Degenerative disk disease, Spinal fracture, Spinal compression fracture, Spinal cord tumor, Cervical myelopathy, Spinal tumor, Thoracic radiculopathy, Lumbar radiculopathy, Lumbar spinal stenosis, Cervical spinal stenosis, Thoracic myelopathy, Nerve compression syndrome, Thoracic herniated disk, Spondylotic myelopathy, Lumbar herniated disk, Spine deformity, Hemangioblastoma, Radiculopathy, Cervical spondylotic myelopathy, Spinal cord metastasis, Cervical spondylolisthesis, Cervical kyphosis, Cervical herniated disk, Cervical spine deformity, Sarcoma, Chondrosarcoma, Spinal arteriovenous malformation, Dural arteriovenous fistula, Spinal cord lymphoma, 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, Hemipelvectomy, Amputation, Surgical biopsy, Bone biopsy, Prophylacti...c surgery, Sacrectomy, Bone metastasis surgery, Spine tumor surgery, Spine reconstruction, Spine decompression, Pelvic tumor surgery, Vertebral column resection, Limb salvage surgery, Spinal stabilization surgery, Spondylolisthesis surgery, Tumor resection, Tumor biopsy, Surgical stabilization of metastatic bone cancer, Fracture treatment, Spinal cord injury, Cancer, Spondylolisthesis, Spondylolysis, Chordoma, Spondyloarthritis, Soft tissue sarcoma, Spinal stenosis, Spinal fracture, Bone cancer, Spinal tumor, Spondylotic myelopathy, Spondylosis, Stage 4 colorectal cancer, Sarcoma, Chondrosarcoma, Carcinoma of unknown primary, Bone metastasis, Osteosarcoma, Pelvic bone tumor, Pathologic fracture, Tumors and masses, Spinal abscess, Stage 4 breast cancer, Stage 4 melanoma, Spinal metastasis, Soft tissue tumor, Pelvic sarcoma

  3. William E. Krauss, M.D.

    William E. Krauss, M.D.

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

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

  4. Chandan Krishna, M.D.

    Chandan Krishna, M.D.

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

    Spinal fusion, Nerve decompression, Spine reconstruction, Spine decompression, Meningioma, Acoustic neuroma, Pituitary ...tumor, Chordoma, Brain tumor, CSF leak, Degenerative disk disease, Brain metastasis, Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Oligodendroglioma, Neurofibromatosis, Glioma, Ependymoma, Spinal cord tumor, Spinal tumor, Cerebrovascular disease, Plexiform neurofibroma, Ganglioglioma, Neurofibroma, 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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