Fusion vs. Arthrodesis — What's the Difference?

The act or procedure of liquefying or melting by the application of heat.

Arthrodesis, also known as artificial ankylosis or syndesis, is the artificial induction of joint ossification between two bones by surgery. This is done to relieve intractable pain in a joint which cannot be managed by pain medication, splints, or other normally indicated treatments.

The liquid or melted state induced by heat.

The surgical fixation of a joint to promote bone fusion, used to treat intractable pain.

The merging of different elements into a union

The surgical fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move; artificial ankylosis.

A union resulting from fusing

Surgical fixation of joints.

(Physics) A nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.

Music that blends jazz elements and the heavy repetitive rhythms of rock. Also called jazz-fusion, jazz-rock.

A style of cooking that combines ingredients and techniques from very different cultures or countries.

The act of merging separate elements, or the result thereof.

(physics) A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the concomitant release of energy. Category:en:Nuclear physics

(music) A style of music that blends disparate genres; especially different types of jazz and reggae.

A style of cooking that combines ingredients and techniques from different countries or cultures

The act of melting or liquefying something by heating it.

(genetics) The result of the hybridation of two genes which originally coded for separate proteins.

(cytology) The process by which two distinct lipid bilayers merge their hydrophobic core, resulting in one interconnected structure.

(fiction) The act of two characters merging into one, typically more powerful, being; or the merged being itself.

(nonstandard) to combine; to fuse

The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by heat; the act of melting together; as, the fusion of metals.

The state of being melted or dissolved by heat; a state of fluidity or flowing in consequence of heat; as, metals in fusion.

The union or blending together of things, as, melted together.

The union, or binding together, of adjacent parts or tissues.

An occurrence that involves the production of a union

A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy

The state of being combined into one body

The merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words

The combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept

Correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization

The act of fusing (or melting) together