Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a type of neck surgery that involves removing a damaged disc to relieve spinal cord or nerve root pressure and alleviate corresponding pain, weakness, numbness, and tingling.

Cervical spinal fusion is surgery that joins two or more of the vertebrae in your neck. It made your neck more stable. After surgery, you can expect your neck to feel stiff and sore.

2023年9月24日 · Spinal fusion is surgery to join two or more vertebrae into one single structure. The goal is to stop movement between the two bones and prevent back pain. Once they’re fused, they no longer ...

ACDF (anterior cervical discectomy and fusion) surgery is a procedure that relieves pain caused by pinched nerves in your neck. A surgeon will remove the disk between your affected bones, and then weld (fuse) them together.

2024年11月26日 · Spinal fusion typically works for fixing broken bones, reshaping the spine or making the spine more stable. But study results are mixed when the cause of the back or neck pain is not clear. Spinal fusion often works no better than nonsurgical treatments for back pain with a cause that's not clear.

2024年11月30日 · What is Cervical Fusion? Cervical fusion, also referred to as spinal fusion of the neck or cervical neck fusion, involves permanently connecting two or more vertebrae in the cervical spine (the neck portion of the spine) to eliminate movement between them.

2023年8月3日 · Spinal fusion is a surgery procedure that reinforces your back structure and stability by linking two vertebrae together. The vertebrae support each other, with the goal of reducing pain and easing symptoms related to your spinal cord and nerves.

In the cervical spine, a discectomy is usually combined with a spine fusion where the two vertebrae on either side of the disc that has been removed, are allowed to heal together, or fuse. The cervical fusion is described in detail below.

2025年2月2日 · C1-C2 fusion surgery involves the fusion of the first two cervical vertebrae, located at the top of the spine. These vertebrae, known as the atlas (C1) and axis (C2), support the head and allow for neck rotation.

5 天之前 · ACDF stands for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. It is a neck fusion procedure commonly performed to treat conditions such as herniated discs in the neck. The surgeon accesses the cervical spine through a small incision in the front of the neck (anterior approach) to remove the damaged disc, relieving pressure on the nerves and spinal ...