====== Spinal instrumentation ======
Spinal [[instrumentation]] has become an integral component in the management of various [[spinal disorder]]s.

The role of [[spine fusion]] instrumentation is to provide additional [[spinal]] [[stability]] while helping the [[fusion]] set up.

Various forms of instrumentation (medical devices) have been developed with the goal of improving the rates of successful [[spinal fusion]]. Because bone tends to fuse more effectively in an environment where there is little motion, instrumentation helps the fusion set up by limiting the motion at the fused segment.

====Examples====

[[Cervical spine instrumentation]]

[[Lumbar spine instrumentation]].

[[Interbody device]]

====Complications====
see [[Spinal instrumentation infection]].