Glossary
- ACDF
- ALIF
- Annulus
- Anterior
- Apophyseal Joints
- Autograft
- BMP
- Bone Strut
- Bone Spurs
- Bone Graft
- Burst Fracture
- Cage
- Calcification
- Cauda Equina
- Cervical
- Coccygeal
- Corpectomy
- Decompression
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Disc Bulge
- Disc
- Disc Protrusion
- Disc Herniation
- Discectomy
- Discography
- Dura Matter
- Epidural
- Facet Joint
- Foramina
- Fusion
- Hemangioma
- Instrumented
- Intervertebral
- Kyphosis
- Lamina
- Laminectomy
- Laminotomy
- Lordosis
- Lumbar
- Microdiscectomy
- Myelography
- Neoplasia
- Nucleus
- OP-1
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteomyelitis
- Partial Discectomy
- Paramagnetic Contrast
- Pedicle
- Plate
- PLIF
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rod
- Sacral
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Screw
- Sequestered Disc Fragment
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Fluid
- Spinal Cord
- Spinous Process
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylosis
- Stenosis
- Syringomyelia
- Syrinx
- Tarlov Cyst
- Thecal Sac
- Thoracic
- TLIF
- Transverse Process
- Tumors
- Uninstrumented
- Vertebra
- BMP
- Bone morphogenetic protein. A copy of a protein which is normally made in the body. This protein causes bone formation and fusion.
- Bone Strut
- A bone graft which is placed between two vertebral bodies to give structural support and eventually cause a bone fusion.
- Bone Spurs
- Occurs commonly in the spine due to the natural aging process (osteoarthritis). Bone spurs can occasionally push on nerves causing arm and leg pain.
- Bone Graft
- Pieces of bone which are placed between the vertebrae that eventually grow together forming a spinal fusion.
- Burst Fracture
- A common pattern seen in the vertebral bodies when a traumatic episode occurs and causes the bone to fracture (break).



