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

  2. Mohammed Karim, M.D.

    Mohammed Karim, M.D.

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

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

  3. William E. Krauss, M.D.

    William E. Krauss, M.D.

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

    Spinal fusion, Cervical spine fusion, Cervical spine surgery, Spinal stabilization surgery, Lumbar laminectomy, Cervica...l diskectomy, Lumbar diskectomy, Cervical laminectomy, Chiari malformation surgery, Spine tumor surgery, Lumbar fusion, Spinal stenosis, Spinal tumor, Cervical myelopathy, Chiari malformation, Spinal cord tumor, Cervical radiculopathy, Lumbar radiculopathy, Spinal fracture, 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 decompression, Spine reconstruction, CSF leak, Cerebrovascular disease, Neuro...fibromatosis, Glioma, Spinal tumor, Brain tumor, Degenerative disk disease, Pituitary tumor, Acoustic neuroma, Spinal cord tumor, Chordoma, Glioblastoma, Ependymoma, Astrocytoma, Meningioma, Brain metastasis, Oligodendroglioma, Neurofibroma, 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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