Cervical fusion remains one of the most-performed cervical spine procedures done even as other techniques have gained prominence. Five notes: 1. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusions have been the ...

Discectomy with cervical fusion can often help relieve the pain of spinal disc disease. The only caveat is that after the surgery, many people find that they lose some degree of movement in their ...

If youve experienced physical trauma and have trouble moving your neck you may have a spinal cord injury Here’s what to do ...

Using finite element analysis, the study compared various cage designs and materials used in cervical spine fusion procedures. The results highlight silicon nitride’s superior biomechanical ...

Then he came across a new procedure using a flexible implant that the Food and Drug Administration approved in June 2023 and deemed superior to the common spinal fusion surgery. He had the surgery ...

Having a higher socioeconomic status is associated with greater rates of surgical resource usage before spinal fusions, according to a study in the April 2025 issue of The Spine Journal. Five things ...

in which the intervertebral disc is removed and the remaining vertebral bones are fused to create more space in the spinal canal. This procedure is known as an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion ...

Surgical options aim to relieve pressure on the spinal cord and provide stability to the neck. Common procedures are posterior cervical laminectomy, discectomy and fusion, or corpectomy.