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Decompression means the removal of pressure on the nerves. This pressure can be caused by bony growth or possible hernias.

In a lumbar fusion, two vertebrae are reattached back together using rods and screws. Lumbar fusion surgery is performed to fuse successive vertebrae together.

A cervical fusion is a treatment for a neck hernia (vertebral fracture) in which the vertebrae are usually fixed together from the front.