UC Associate Professor Debbie Munro has invented prototype technology to reduce the risk in spinal fusion surgery. UC lecturer and researcher Associate Professor Debbie Munro has developed a prototype device and software to reduce the risk in spinal fusion surgery. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 - Good health and wellbeing. Spinal fusion is a highly invasive surgery where an implant is placed in the spine to prevent movement between bones. The treatment has a high failure rate after only five years, however Te Whare Wānanga o Waitahi | University of Canterbury researcher and lecturer Associate Professor Debbie Munro has spent the last 20 years finding a way to change this.

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