WHAT ARE THE DETAILS OF THE OPERATION?
The procedure takes about 2 hours to perform. An incision is made across the front part of your neck. The incision goes past your esophagus and trachea (breathing and swallowing tubes), and your spine is directly under this area. Depending on the problem, disks or the front part of the vertebral body (corpectomy) may need to be removed. The decompressed area is then bridged with a bone graft strut. A metal plate may be screwed in place over the spacer. After surgery, you are usually somewhat hoarse, and there is some difficulty involved in swallowing for 3 to 4 days. This is quite common. You can get up and around the day of surgery and will be required to wear a soft collar.
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