A patient with severe pain in the spine due to degenerative disc disease has chosen to have spinal fusion surgery to join the two vertebrae together, alleviating the pain. Once the bones have healed, the joint will resemble a
a) synchondrosis joint.
b) amphiarthrosis joint.
c) synarthrosis joint.
d) diarthrosis joint.
Answer: c) synarthrosis joint.
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