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A spine fusion is a surgery that is performed to link together segments of the spinal column. These segments, or vertebrae, are individual bones that stacked together become the backbone. In spine fusion surgery, the vertebrae are linked together, or fused, so that motion cannot occur between the individual vertebrae.
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