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Anterior cervical fusion

Anterior cervical fusion

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A 48-year old asked:

How risky is anterior cervical fusion?

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A 38-year old asked:

Anybody ever had anterior cervical fusion with plate?

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A member asked:

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

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A 30-year old asked:

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

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A 74-year old male asked:

I have a sharp pain in my right buttock that spreads into my thigh and is particularly bad at night . I also keep dropping things and have had an anterior cervical fusion 8 years ago.. Also have a pinched nerve L4 left side. Is this all related.

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A 72-year old female asked:

I had anterior cervical fusion and discectomy C 5-7 in 2011. I am now experiencing low back pain for some time .Would an inversion table be advisable?

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A 32-year old asked:

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

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A 48-year old asked:

What does it mean to have an anterior cervical discectomy fusion?

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A 21-year old female asked:

I had a anterior cervical spine fusion of c6/c7 three years ago and I'm still having significant neck pain. Is this normal?

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A 37-year old male asked:

Got anterior cervical discectomy & fusion C5-C6 the 4 of june 2015. I still got pain in my left arm. How many months should I expect having pain?

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A 70-year old female asked:

I had an anterior cervical discectomy & fusion at C5-6 & C7 14 days ago. Having difficulty swallowing and quite a bit of pain. There is a hard lump running almost the length of the incision. Is this normal? TY?

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A 41-year old asked:

I am having an anterior cervical discectomy with fusion. What can I expect?

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A 45-year old female asked:

Can I use Celestamine after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion?

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A 32-year old asked:

Could anterior cervical discectomy with fusion be considered a major surgery?

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A 45-year old asked:

Is it true that anterior cervical discectomy with fusion is considered major surgery?

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A 33-year old asked:

How long does an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery take to be performed?

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A 44-year old asked:

How long should an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery take to complete in hours and minutes?

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A 29-year old asked:

What are the details of the surgical procedure called anterior cervical discectomy and fusion?

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A 34-year old asked:

What hospital is renowned for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery?

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A 45-year old female asked:

Can I drink Celestamine after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion?

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A 48-year old female asked:

Is a peek interbody cage visible on x-rays? I had a anterior cervical discectomy and fusion done from c3-t1 and on the x-rays i see no screws, etc.

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A 64-year old female asked:

Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion Versus Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, what's the difference? Dr said he was going to remove the disks at C4-7 and insert a cage and "fake" bone along with some of my bone and then plate on the front?

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A 45-year old female asked:

I had anterior cervical discectomy with fusion and plates at c5-c7. My current MRI looks like one of the screws is pulling on spinal cord this possibl?

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A male asked:

I had anterior cervical discectomy with fusion surgery then a hematoma, Now a swollen lymph node at incision with no change. Should I be concerned?

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A 49-year old asked:

Anterior discectomy & fusion of cervical spine, what to do?

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A 38-year old asked:

Are headaches after undergoing a anterior cervical discectomy plus spinal fusion significant or common?

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A 47-year old asked:

I am having terrible headaches after a anterior cervical discectomy plus spinal fusion. Related?

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A 44-year old asked:

Doctor suggests an anterior cervical discectomy plus spinal fusion. What is invovled in this?

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A 39-year old asked:

I am getting surgery on my neck called an anterior cervical discectomy plus spinal fusion?

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A 45-year old female asked:

Regards to a posterial cervical fusion this is my 3rd cervical surgery 1st 2 were anterior I am concerned what are the risks w/this surgery?

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