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
- Partial Discectomy
- Removal of a small portion of the disc, frequently the portion which is ruptured.
- Paramagnetic Contrast
- Material for MR imaging, also known as Gadolinium or Gad. It is used to distinguish between a disc protrusion and scarring.
- Pedicle
- The portion of the vertebrae which connects the lamina to the vertebral body. Frequent site of screw placement.
- Plate
- Flat metal object usually made of titanium with holes for screws to be used in the front of the spine.
- PLIF
- Posterior lumbar interbody fusion. A posterior anatomical description which refers to the back of an object.
