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Southern Cross Christchurch Hospital - Orthopaedic Surgery
Private Surgical Service, Orthopaedics
Spinal Fusion
An incision (cut) is made over the relevant part of the spine. Two or more vertebrae (the small bones that make up the spinal column) are fused together with bone grafts and/or metal rods to form a single bone.