The research in this document examines recent innovations in lumbar spinal fusion. Particular emphasis is made on laparoscopic spinal fusion techniques and interbody fixation devices. After doing extensive research, conducting interviews with surgeons and nurses, viewing a surgery, and distributing a questionnaire to postoperative spinal fusion patients, we formulated a patient brochure. At the time of this research, no patient brochures existed that incorporated these recent techniques in treating spinal fusion.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Skladany, Matthew John
• McNamara, Kevin James

Subject

• Well-Being
• Community
• Health
• Learning
• Innovation

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 99B003I

Keyword

• Medical care

Advisor

• Kasouf, Chickery J.
• Mendelson, Yitzhak

Year

• 1999

Date created

• 1999-01-01

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright