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  2. Prostate Fusion Biopsy: Procedure, Side Effects, and Recovery

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    Takeaway. A prostate fusion biopsy uses MRI and ultrasound imaging to help doctors find aggressive tumors. Compared with other techniques, it reduces the amount of tissue needed for a biopsy. A ...

  3. Joint Fusion Surgery: Purpose, Procedure, Risks, Recovery - WebMD

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    3 min read. If you have severe arthritis pain, your doctor may suggest that you have joint fusion surgery (also called “arthrodesis”). This procedure fuses, or “welds,” together the two ...

  4. According to a 2017 study in the Journal of Hand Surgery, partial wrist fusion costs $10,842. Also, a 2020 cost-effectiveness analysis published by the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ...

  5. Spinal Fusion Recovery: Timeline, Exercises, and More

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    Spinal fusion surgery is a major procedure with a lengthy recovery time. Most people are not able to resume all their usual activities for at least 6 months, and it may be 1 year or more before ...

  6. Spinal & Cervical Fusion Surgery: Purpose, Procedure, Risks ...

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    4 min read. Spinal fusion is surgery to join two or more vertebrae into one single structure. The goal is to stop movement between the two bones and prevent back pain. Once they’re fused, they ...

  7. Recovering From Back Surgery - WebMD

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    1 /13. Your recovery depends on many things, from your overall health to the degree of symptoms you had before surgery to the type of procedure you had done. Spinal fusion joins two discs together ...

  8. Minimally invasive thoracic spinal fusion - Wikipedia

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    Spinal fusion is usually needed when a curvature reaches 40 degrees. However, there is a window of opportunity for a minimally invasive surgery. The curvature needs to be between 0 and 70 degrees. Minimal rib rotation and only one curve is preferred. Also, minimally invasive spinal fusions are almost always only done in the thoracic region.

  9. Spinal fusion - Wikipedia

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    Spinal fusion. Spinal fusion, also called spondylodesis or spondylosyndesis, is a surgery performed by orthopaedic surgeons or neurosurgeons that joins two or more vertebrae. [1] This procedure can be performed at any level in the spine (cervical, thoracic, lumbar, or sacral) and prevents any movement between the fused vertebrae.