Downtown Spine, Sports & Orthopedic Rehabilitation P.C.
65 Broadway / 47 Trinity Place, Suite 603 New York, NY 10006. (212) 422-1111
65 Broadway / 47 Trinity Place, Suite 603 New York, NY 10006. (212) 422-1111
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What Is Cervical Spine Surgery?
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65 Broadway / 47 Trinity Place, Suite 603
(Between Wall Street & Exchange Place)
New York, NY 10006
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There are two types of bone grafts made in the surgery of the cervical spine: autograft and allograft. These bone grafts are fixed with metal screws or wires under normal conditions. This process essentially prevents movements unnatural and unusual of the spine, thereby reducing the incidence of pain.
Cervical spine surgery is recommended for a number of problems of the cervical spine. Normally, the cervical spine surgeries are cases of instability, severe trauma, and support the resumption of the spine.
Revision surgery is a type of cervical spine surgery, which is used for the correction of the deformity, which obviously depends on the patient's condition. Patients with more severe symptoms may require surgery at the front and back of the neck, and cervical spine surgery standard.
There are two main conditions, which generally require cervical spine surgery.
• Degenerative disease - This is the most common example of a time sheet to resist wear, which results in the form of disc herniation. A herniated disc is when the disc breaks or weakens and the inner jelly-like substance to leak out. The pain can be very extreme and associated with numbness and weakness in the area of the spine. Cervical spine surgery significantly reduces pain and recovery time for a herniated disc.
• Deformity of the cervix - hyperlordosis is a disease that is curable with surgery of the cervical spine. This is a physical deformity and is usually very easy to identify.
Following the main examples, neck injuries are often treated with surgery of the cervical spine. The reason for this is that the neck is very vulnerable to injury and stroke, requires stabilization to heal properly so provided in the cervical spine surgery. Cervical spine surgery, in this case not only stabilize the neck area, but also to relieve pressure and reduce pain.
s is the case with any surgery, there is less risk involved in surgery of the cervical spine. Areas may be affected are: spinal cord, esophagus, nerves, carotid arteries and vocal cords.
For more general potential complications of surgery of the cervical spine is the cure rates slow, blood clot in the lungs and infection. These complications are usually highly dependent on the patient's health and generally if there is a risk of complications, cervical spine surgery is not performed. It is extremely rare, but there is a risk of paralysis or death.
The risks of complications are slightly more common with cervical spine surgery to revision surgery. Revision surgery is less effective for relief of pain and cervical spine surgery. Whichever method of spinal surgery is planned, it is imperative to seek the advice of a specialist recommended and may seek a second opinion to confirm that cervical spine surgery is the best treatment option.