Measurement and evaluation of surgical models of spinal fusion in mice, rats, and rabbits.

Animal Model Exp Med · 2026 · PMC13394922 · PMID 42226571

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Spinal fusion surgery in rabbits was successful, with a significant trend toward fusion at 4 weeks postoperatively.

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The histomicrographs of the model rabbits at 4 weeks postoperatively show a clear trend toward fusion, explaining why fusion was not palpated when insufficient time was allowed after previous manipulative palpation.

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