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Overview – Cervical Spine Surgery The neck is a part of an extended bendy column, called the spinal column or spine, which extends thru most of the body. The cervical spine (neck region) consists of seven bones (c1-c7 vertebrae), which are separated from one another by intervertebral discs. Those discs permit the spine to move freely and act as shock absorbers at some point of activity. Cervical spine surgery is generally operated on an elective basis to treat either nerve/spinal cord impingement or spinal instability (fusion surgery). Why undergo cervical spine surgery? Cervical spine surgical treatment may be required for diffusion of spinal neck problems. Generally, surgery can be carried out for degenerative disorders, trauma or instability. Those conditions might also produce strain on the spinal cord or the nerves coming from the spine. How well it works? Mostly spinal fusion is required to keep the spine healthy after damage, infection, or a tumour. While sym...

Introduction An artificial disc replacement is a device which is implanted into the spine to imitate the functions of a normal disc. There are many artificial disc designs and it is classified into two types: total disc replacement and disc nucleus replacement. With a total disc replacement, all or most of the disc tissue is removed and a replacement device is implanted into a space between the vertebrae. With a disc replacement, only the center of the disc is removed and replaced with an implant and the outer part of the disc is not removed. Usually the artificial discs are made of metal or plastic like materials or a combination of the two. Some devices have a soft, compressible plastic-like piece between these plates and these devices allow the motion by smooth, curved surfaces that slide across each other. Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease The cervical disc degeneration is a common cause of neck pain that is most frequently felt as a stiff neck. The cervical degene...