Question 1

how risky is anterior cervical fusion?

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Has risks: Refer to your provider for assessment of risks and benefits before having any procedure performed.

Question 2

anterior cervical disectomy recovery time?

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Depends: For a standard cervical discectomy and  fusion for radiculopathy  it's 8-12 weeks. You could return to work more quickly depending on what you do. The hospital stay is typically overnight, though some surgeons do the procedure outpatient.  If someone is very myelopathic, then the recovery/rehab is longer. For an artificial disc the recovery time is shorter since no fusion is expected.

Question 3

how long does the anterior cervical corpectomy take?

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2 hours or so: In the hands of experienced neurosurgeons or orthospine surgeons, the surgery should take 2-3 hours.  It should not last much longer.

Question 4

anybody ever had anterior cervical fusion with plate?

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Routine: An anterior cervical discectomy with fusion (acdf) is a commonly performed procedure for cervical disc herniation pathology. The results are usually above 95% for healing of the fusion and for the resolution of arm weakness/pain in the appropriately indicated patient. Sometimes a plate is not necessary, depending on the pathology/surgeon/implants used.

Question 5

does it hurt to get an anterior cervical disectomy done?

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It depend: If you mean the procedure heart, yes.
If you mean the fusion later on will heart you, the procedure done to re if pain. When you do the fusion, that over load the above vertebra in the lcervical spine, and also the below fusion level, that will lead to arthritis which cause pain.

Question 6

what is the recovery consist of for anterior cervical diskectomy?

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Cervical fusion: Depend upon how many levels are being operated upon.Now a days a simple discectomy is rearly done and usually a bone fusion along with plate fixation is the common practice.One level fusion usaually allows the return to daliy activities in a short period of time 3to 4 weeks, however more extrenous activities such as sports require that the fusion be solid heal 4to 6 months.

Question 7

what kind of complications might happen from an anterior cervical fusion?

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See the list: Here are the  risks:  infection, bleeding, nerve damage, paralysis, loss of voice, ongoing numbness and tingling, failure to improve, failure of fusion, failure of instrumentation, stroke, heart attack, coma, damage to the trachea, esophagus, carotid or jugular vein, 
worsening of pain, need for further surgery, spinal fluid leak, or even death.

Question 8

for how long does it take to heal from anterior cervical microdiscectomy/fusion surgery?

Accepted Answer

3 months: It typically takes 3 months for the fusion to occur.  Check out spine-health.Com.

Question 9

what is a firm, fixed grape sized mass right anterior cervical chain?

Accepted Answer

See your doctor: Possibly a lymph node and if firm and fixed may need a biopsy so see doctor asap.

Question 10

i just had an anterior cervical fusion and decompression/ what can i expect now?

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Relief!!: If the surgery was indicated and i feel certain it was , you should feel better or at least expect no further deterioration!

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