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Can a vertibrae fusion and bone graft be done outpatient?
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Some are: There are growing numbers of outpatient neck and back surgeries done outpatient. Fusion of cervical (neck) vertebra is becoming common. Fusion of the lower spine is still done with a night or so in the hospital.
Answered 4/15/2014
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