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.

2024年11月26日 · When spinal fusion is done from the back of the neck, this is known as posterior cervical fusion. Rods and screws are used to hold the bones together. Sometimes, surgery on the spinal bones of the neck occurs from the front. In the example shown, a damaged disk is removed, a bone graft is inserted, and plates and screws hold the bones together.

2023年8月3日 · Spinal fusion surgery is a procedure that links two vertebrae in your back so that they no longer move independently of each other. This can stabilize your back structure and reduce symptoms like pain, numbness or weakness in body areas further down. But spinal fusion surgery isn’t a magic cure.

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 ...

2024年2月18日 · Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF surgery) is a procedure that treats issues in your neck through the front or your throat area. ACDF surgery can remove pressure on your nerves and/or your spinal cord in your neck.

2024年11月30日 · 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.

2025年1月7日 · Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a type of spine surgery used for the treatment of neck or arm pain caused by cervical radiculopathy. This surgery involves the removal of a protruding disc from the spine for relief of …

The Spinal Fusion Part of the Surgery. After a corpectomy has been performed, the surgeon needs to mechanically reconstruct the defect created and to provide the long-term strength and stability of the spine with a spinal fusion. The fusion portion of the surgery is done during the same corpectomy operation. It is typically done in one of two ways:

2025年2月26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.