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Musculoskeletal System

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Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases: Arthritis, in General | Specific Types of Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases

Other Musculoskeletal Diseases: Bone Diseases | Bursitis | Cartilage Diseases | Muscular Dystrophy | Tendinitis | Other Muscle Diseases

Disorders of the: Ankle | Arm | Elbow | Foot | Hand | Hip | Knee | Leg | Shoulder | Spine (Neck and Back) | Wrist

Other Topics: General Musculoskeletal | Anatomy | Diagnostic Procedures | Surgery

Spinal Surgery

(Jump to: Overviews | Artificial Discs | Decompression Surgery | Fusion Surgery | Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy | Kyphoplasty | Post-Surgery Considerations | Rhizotomy | Vertebroplasty )

Spinal Surgery Overviews
Cervical Spine Surgery: An Overview:SpineUniverse
Cervical Spine Surgery:Spine-health.com
Lumbar Spine Surgery:Spine-health.com
Laparoscopic Spine Surgery:Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Back Surgery and Spine Surgery Articles:Spine-health.com
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Articles:SpineUniverse

Decompression Surgery
General Information
Discectomy:North American Spine Society
Total Disc Replacement Back Surgery:Spine-health.com [Animation]
Laminectomy or Laminotomy:North American Spine Society
Laminaplasty Back Surgery:Spine-health.com [Animation]
Laminectomy Back Surgery:Spine-health.com [Animation]
Decompression Surgery of the Cervical Spine
Cervical Corpectomy
Anterior Cervical Corpectomy:Spine-health.com [Animation]
Anterior Cervical Corpectomy Spine Surgery:Spine-Health.com
Cervical Corpectomy and Strut Graft:Orthogate
Cervical Discectomy
Anterior Cervical Discectomy:Spine-health.com [Animation]
Cervical Discectomy:Orthogate
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion:Orthogate
Anterior Cervical Discectomy:SpineUniverse
Posterior Cervical Decompression (Microdiscectomy):Spine-health.com
Cervical Foraminotomy
Cervical Posterior Foraminotomy:Spine-health.com [Animation]
Cervical Foraminotomy:Orthogate
Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy:SpineUniverse
Cervical Laminectomy
Cervical Laminectomy:Orthogate
Posterior Cervical Laminectomy:Spine-health.com
Cervical Laminoplasty:Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH [Video]
Decompression Surgery of the Lumbar Spine
Overview
Lumbar Decompression Back Surgery:Spine-health.com
Lumbar Corpectomy
Lumbar Corpectomy:Spine-health.com [Animation]
Lumbar Discectomy
Lumbar Discectomy:Orthogate
Lumbar Discectomy:SpineUniverse
Lumbar Microdecompression (Microdiscectomy) Spine Surgery:Spine-health.com [Animation]
Minimally Invasive Discectomy:St. John's Hospital, Maplewood, MN [Video]
Lumbar Laminectomy
Lumbar Laminectomy:Orthogate
Lumbar Laminectomy:SpineUniverse
Lumbar Laminectomy and Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion:Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA [Video]

Fusion Surgery
General Information
Spinal Fusion:North American Spine Society
Spine Fusion Surgery:Spine-health.com [Animation]
Inter-Body Spine Fusion Surgery:Spine-health.com [Animation]
Bone Grafts, see Bone and Tissue Transplantation
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins:North American Spine Society
Fusion Surgery Articles:Spine-health.com
Fusion Surgery of the Cervical Spine
Cervical Fusion (Overview):SpineUniverse
Cervical Spinal Instrumentation:Spine-health.com
Anterior Cervical Spinal Fusion Surgery:Spine-health.com
Anterior Cervical Fusion:Aurora BayCare Medical Center, Green Bay, WI [Video]
Posterior Cervical Fusion:Orthogate
Fusion Surgery of the Lumbar Spine
Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery:Spine-health.com
Spine Fusion Instrumentation:Spine-health.com
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF):Spine-health.com [Animation]
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion:Orthogate
Anterior Lumbar Fusion with Cages:Orthogate
Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (XLIF):Spine-health.com [Animation]
Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF):Spine-health.com [Animation]
Posterior Lumbar Fusion:Orthogate
Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion:Orthogate
Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF):Spine-health.com [Animation]
AxiaLIF®, The Least Invasive Lumbar Fusion:Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH [Video]

Rhizotomy
Facet Rhizotomy:SpineUniverse

Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET)
Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET):North American Spine Society
IDET: An Alternative to Invasive Surgery for Chronic Low Back Pain:Spine-health.com
SpineCath Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy:SpineUniverse
IDET Back Surgery:Spine-health.com [Animation]

Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty
Overview
Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty: Treatment for Spinal Compression Fractures:SpineUniverse
Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation:North American Spine Society
Kyphoplasty
Kyphoplasty:Orthogate
Kyphoplasty: Reaching New Heights for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures:SpineUniverse
Understanding Balloon Kyphoplasty and Myeloma-Induced Vertebral Compression Fractures:International Myeloma Foundation [PDF]
Kyphoplasty Spine Surgery:Spine-health.com [Animation]
Kyphoplasty for Vertebral Compression Fractures:St Joseph's Hospital, St. Paul, MN
Vertebroplasty
Vertebroplasty:Spine-health.com [Animation]
Vertebroplasty:Orthogate
Percutaneous Vertebroplasty:Saint Joseph's Hospital and Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI [Video]

Artificial Discs
General Information
Artificial Disc Replacement:North American Spine Society
Spinal Disc Replacement: The Development of Artificial Discs:SpineUniverse
Artificial Disc Articles:SpineUniverse
Cervical Artificial Discs
Patient's Guide to Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement:Spine University
FDA Approves First of a Kind Medical Device to Treat Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease (Prestige Cervical Disc)
Lumbar Artificial Discs
Artificial Lumbar Disk:American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Patient's Guide to Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement:Spine University

Post-Surgery Considerations
Surgery Recovery: From Hospital to Home:SpineUniverse
Post-Operative Care for Back Surgery:Spine-health.com
Scar Tissue and Pain After Back Surgery:Spine-health.com
Rehabilitation and Exercise Following Spinal Surgery:Spine-health.com
Practical Advice for Recovering from Back Surgery:Spine-health.com

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