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vertebra, cervical, neck, bone graft harvest, cervical spinal surgery, cervical spinal surgery is used, the part, the spine, in the neck, the bones, vertebrae, disks, nerves, spinal column is composed of 33 bones, vertebrae, spanning, base, the skull, pelvis, each vertebra has a round, solid body, a bony arch, spinal cord runs, the hole between the arch, the vertebra, thus protected by bone on all sides, a pair of spinal nerves, one on the right, one on the left, runs out between every vertebra, soft intervertebral disks separate the bodies, the vertebrae, arches, connected to one another, joints, facets, the spine, in the neck, the cervical spine, consists of 7 vertebrae, 8 pairs of spinal nerves, c1 to c8, cervical nerves 1, two most common problems people have, the cervical spine, disk herniation, stenosis, a vertebral disk has a fibrous outer "rind", a soft interior, somewhat, a thick-skinned orange, a disk herniates, soft inside material squeezes out, a break, in the rind, pinch the nerves, they exit the spinal column, cause pain, weakness, numbness, in the neck, arm, spinal stenosis occurs, the facet joints develop arthritis, start to grow excess bone around them, a typical response of a joint to arthritis, extra bone narrows the space, the spinal nerve exits the spinal column, lead to weakness, pain, in the neck, arms, by physical examination, a doctor, a neurologist, orthopedist, neurosurgeon, determine the exact location, the trouble, physician, test sensation, muscle strength, reflexes, perform a number of other special tests, problem lies, treating doctor, order x-rays, an mri, help confirm the diagnosis, help the physician develop an appropriate treatment plan, less common conditions, cause problems, in the cervical spine include fractures, tumors, infections, specific surgery depends on the exact nature, the problem, surgery is conducted the patient is under general anesthesia, unconscious, pain-free, single herniated disk, disk, simply be removed, an incision either, the front, the neck, is more than one disk that needs to be removed, spine, needs to be fused to keep it from becoming unstable, surgery, front that means that bone, in the space, disk was removed, plates, screwed, vertebrae to keep them from moving, rods, connect the vertebrae surgery, spinal stenosis, difficult problem to treat, generally, more extensive surgery, spinal nerves, cord need to be decompressed, again be done from either the front, again, is enough bone taken away that the cervical spine becomes unstable, necessary to fuse the remaining bone together, bone, plates, rods, metal cages, bone taken, patient's body, from either the hip, lower leg, most cervical spine problem, initial treatment, non-operative, consist of rest, anti-inflammatory medications, cervical problems, benefit from neck braces, the pain improves, physical therapy, role in preventing recurrence of pain, surgery, used, conservative therapy fails, pain, weakness, become progressively worse, is evidence that the spinal cord is compressed, risks, anesthesia, reactions to medications, problems breathing, surgery, bleeding, infection, additional risks specific to spinal surgery include injury, spinal nerves, spinal cord, injury, blood vessels feeding the spine, the bone to fuse, complications, rare but they, serious, should discuss them, undergoing surgery, surgery on a single herniated disk, than 90% of patients experience total, near-total relief from symptoms, complex surgeries on multiple disks vary in outcome, depending on the technique, particular case, spinal stenosis is more difficult to treat, results from this surgery, disk excision, from 50% to 90% of patients, expect good to excellent results, hospital stay, 7 days, encouraged to walk the, second day after surgery to reduce the risk of blood clots, deep venous thrombosis, complete recovery takes, five weeks, heavy work is not recommended, several months after surgery, not at.