Neck Surgery C5 C6. By day 4 i was walking unaided. Neck conditions such as pinched nerves spinal cord compression and neck fractures are more often associated with neck.
Neck surgery may be necessary when less invasive treatments don t work. Makes a small cut on the front of your neck. Generally the cervical vertebrae are approached from the anterior surface and after discectomy an anterior fusion is performed.
This medical animation demonstrates an anterior cervical discectomy with fusion.
The c6 and c7 nerves are somewhat more forgiving and may have a better chance of recovery if surgery is delayed for some reason. Depending on the severity of the damage to the spinal cord the injury may be noted as complete or incomplete. Of course you may feel quite concerned about this but so long as you follow the instructions of your surgeon you should be able to experience full recovery. Penny wells on december 20 2016.
