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.
The University of North Alabama was founded as LaGrange College in 1830. It was reestablished in 1872 as the first state-supported teachers college south of the Ohio River. A year later, it became one of the nation's first coeducational colleges.