Cervical surgery

Surgical interventions present a wide range of indications and needs to correct the acute or chronic problem. With regard to surgical treatment of the spine, thanks to advances in biomedical sciences, engineering, as well as improvements in protocols and quality in imaging tests, it is possible to make all the predictions on the material that is It will require the approximate surgery time as well as improving the choice of a less aggressive approach, treating the pathology completely, allowing us to reach an effectiveness that a few decades ago was hardly imaginable.

It is a surgical intervention performed at the cervical level to treat disc pathologies accompanied by neurological compressions of the nerves or the spinal canal. Also if there is bone formation (osteophytes) accompanied or not by compressive disc involvement.

This intervention is indicated in painful conditions associated with pathology of the intervertebral discs or osteophytes at the cervical level. The lesions can produce various symptoms or even be asymptomatic, but they can be associated with changes in the biomechanics of the cervical spine and limit its mobility or favor the formation of joint degeneration, forming osteophytes that, in severe and complex conditions, can be accompanied by neurological involvement or myelopathy.

It is performed in the operating room under general anesthesia, for which a preoperative study with the anesthetist is necessary and can be performed a few days before. During the procedure, a fluoroscope is also used to locate the region to be intervened, marking before inserting surgical materials and instruments, and controlling the procedure with it to avoid errors and treat segments that are not affected. The procedure usually lasts between 60-90 min on average, it consists of performing a central and foraminal recalibration with placement of a fixed interbody fusion cage or cervical prosthesis, freeing the nerves and removing the disc or bone tissues that produce the compressions.