Status: current, Sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jul 2011. Module: SNOMED CT core
Descriptions:
| Outbound Relationships | Type | Target | Active | Characteristic | Refinability | Group | Values |
| Fusion of joint of cervical spine with internal fixation by anterior approach (procedure) | Is a | Cervical arthrodesis by anterior technique | true | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Fusion of joint of cervical spine with internal fixation by anterior approach (procedure) | Is a | Fusion of cervicothoracic region of spine with internal fixation by anterior approach (procedure) | false | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Fusion of joint of cervical spine with internal fixation by anterior approach (procedure) | Procedure site - Direct (attribute) | Cervical spine joint structure | true | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| Fusion of joint of cervical spine with internal fixation by anterior approach (procedure) | Surgical approach (attribute) | Anterior approach | true | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| Fusion of joint of cervical spine with internal fixation by anterior approach (procedure) | Method | Fusion - action | true | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| Fusion of joint of cervical spine with internal fixation by anterior approach (procedure) | Using device (attribute) | Orthopedic internal fixation system | true | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| Fusion of joint of cervical spine with internal fixation by anterior approach (procedure) | Is a | Spinal instrumentation | true | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Fusion of joint of cervical spine with internal fixation by anterior approach (procedure) | Is a | Internal skeletal fixation | false | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Fusion of joint of cervical spine with internal fixation by anterior approach (procedure) | Is a | Fusion of joint and internal fixation | true | Inferred relationship | Some |
| Inbound Relationships | Type | Active | Source | Characteristic | Refinability | Group |
| Spinal fusion of atlantoaxial joint by anterior approach using instrumentation | Is a | True | Fusion of joint of cervical spine with internal fixation by anterior approach (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Fusion of cervicothoracic region of spine with internal fixation by anterior approach (procedure) | Is a | True | Fusion of joint of cervical spine with internal fixation by anterior approach (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some |
This concept is not in any reference sets