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
- Lamina
- The bone which is located in the posterior portion of the vertebrae.
- Laminectomy
- The removal of the lamina, frequently done to relieve pressure on the nerves (spinal stenosis).
- Laminotomy
- A removal of a small portion of the lamina, frequently done to remove a portion of the disc.
- Lordosis
- The normal backward curve which occurs in the cervical and lumbar region.
- Lumbar
- The lowest portion of the spine. There are five lumbar vertebrae in the low back.
