Bone or joint fusion surgery, is called arthrodesis. It's performed to relieve arthritis pain in the ankles, wrists, fingers, thumbs, or spine. Read more here.
SACSCOC Accreditation. The University of Alabama at Birmingham is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, masters, doctorate, and professional degrees.
Though CSU's online and campus-based MBA programs both have AACSB accreditation, that is not the case for many other state schools. At the University of Maryland, for example, the Smith School of Business is AACSB-accredited, but UMUC, despite its many strengths, does not have AACSB's stamp of approval.