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
- ACDF
- Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
- ALIF
- Anterior lumbar interbody fusion.
- Annulus
- The outer layer of the intervertebral disc, which is located between the vertebral bodies. The annulus is made of collagen fibers.
- Anterior
- A term which describes the front of an object.
- Apophyseal Joints
- Joints located in the posterior arch of the vertebral column. Also known as Facet Joints.
- Autograft
- Bone which is taken usually from the patient's pelvis in order to fuse the spine.
