Herniated Disc In Neck C6
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Anterior Cervical Corpectomy Spine Surgery
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is performed for patients with a symptomatic, painful herniated disc in the neck. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is the most common neck surgery performed by spine surgeons. It is performed to remove a portion of the intervertebral disc, the herniated or protruding portion that is compressing the spinal cord and nerve root. However, in order to do so generally involves removing nearly the entire disc, which must be replaced with a piece of bone graft and mended (fused) together to maintain stability.
Why Do I Need This Procedure?
Nerve compression in the cervical can cause neck pain and/or pain, numbness and weakness that extends into the shoulders, arms and hands.
Degenerative spinal conditions, including herniated discs and bone spurs, are common causes of spinal nerve compression. Spinal fracture, tumor or infection also may result in pressure on the spinal nerves.
General Procedure
Surgical approach
* The skin incision is about one inch and horizontal and can be made on the left or right hand side of the neck. A more vertical incision in the neck will often be used to allow more extensive exposure.
* The thin platysma muscle is then split and the plane between the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the strap muscles is then entered.
* Next, a plane between the trachea/esophagus and the carotid sheath can be entered.
* A thin layer of fibrous tissue that covers the spine can easily be dissected away from the disc space.
Disc and vertebral body removal
* A needle is then inserted into the disc space and an x-ray is done to confirm that the surgeon is at the correct level of the spine.
* After the correct disc space has been identified on x-ray, the disc is then removed by first cutting the outer annulus fibrosis (fibrous ring around the disc) and removing the nucleus pulposus (the soft inner core of the disc).
* The surgeon then performs a discectomy at either end of the vertebral body that will be removed (e.g. C4-C5 and C5-C6 to remove the C5 vertebral body). More than one vertebral body may be removed.
* The posterior longitudinal ligament is then removed to allow access to the cervical canal. This procedure allows the canal to be completely decompressed. The dissection is often performed using an operating microscope to aid with visualization of the canal.
* Dissection is carried out from the front to back to a ligament called the posterior longitudinal ligament. This ligament can be gently removed to allow access to the spinal canal to remove any osteophytes (bone spurs) or disc material that may have extruded through the ligament.
Strut grafting
* Corpectomy results in a very unstable situation and must be addressed.
* Often a strut graft is used to bridge the gap (shown in red). This is often not enough stability, and a plate is also used anteriorly (green).
* Even with the plate, the stability may not be enough, and this may necessitate posterior instrumentation also.
Possible Risks/Complications
The expected outcome from decompression/fusion procedures of the neck is good. Similar to a discectomy,
The Risks And Possible Complications Include : -
* Nerve root damage
* Damage to the spinal cord
* Bleeding
* Infection
* Graft dislodgment
* Damage to the trachea/esophagus
* Continued pain
* Death
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