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Bone graft can be taken from the patient s hip autograft bone during the spine fusion surgery harvested from cadaver bone allograft bone or manufactured synthetic bone graft substitute. Posterior lumbar interbody fusion plif the surgeon approaches from the back in the middle. L5 S1 Spondylolisthesis With Surgical Fusion Doctor Stock Spondylolisthesis Spinal Fusion Spinal Fusion Surgery During spinal fusion your surgeon places bone or a bonelike material within the space between two spinal vertebrae. Fusion back surgery . Spinal fusion is performed in the surgical department of a hospital. Spinal fusion is a high risk surgery and complications can be serious including death. This operation joins two vertebrae spinal bones into a single unit and it is proven to eliminate or reduce back pain. In general there is a higher risk of complications in older people with elevated body mass index bmi other medical problems poor nutrition and nerve symptoms numbness weakness bowel blad