Spine Surgery Glossary
100 terms total — 4 showing — Last updated 28 Sep 2026
facet violation
Inadvertent penetration or damage to facet joint capsule during spinal surgery.
vacuum phenomenon
Gas accumulation within degenerated intervertebral discs appearing as dark areas on CT imaging.
vertebral hemangioma
A benign vascular tumor of the vertebral body, typically asymptomatic and found incidentally on imaging.
vertebroplasty
Minimally invasive procedure injecting bone cement into a fractured vertebral body for stabilization.
XLIF
Extreme lateral interbody fusion, a minimally invasive approach accessing the disc space from the patient's side.