Comments: Neck surgery is a significant event, especially at age 25, and would strongly urge a second opinion, especially with a Neurosurgeon. If you do indeed have a spinal cord compression, this is a risky problem and needs more rapid intervention. The surgical technique may vary, but decompression is mandatory prior to cord damage.
Answered 4/24/2016
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Arthroplasty: If you have failed non-operative measures, an acdf is a very good and reliable surgical procedure. Considering your age, I would ask your surgeon about artificial disc technology. It can be a fight with the insurance company, but there is a disc replacement approved by the FDA for up to two adjacent disc segments. The artificial disc should minimize post-operative neck stiffness.
Answered 4/23/2016
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