Surgical treatment using anterior body fusion for traumatic cervical vertigo and/or headache

Surgical treatment of dysphagia after anterior cervical interbody fusion.

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Dysphagia is a frequent complication after anterior cervical interbody fusion (ACIF). Although dysphagia usually improves over 6 months, it remains a significant and persistent problem for some patients. The etiology is poorly understood but has been reported to be associated with vocal cord paralysis, dislodgement of instrumentation and unidentified causes, such as hematoma,...

Headache and vertigo of cervical origin

Anatomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e27 Nystagmus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e31 Aetiology and classification of vertigo . . . . . . . e32 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e32 Clinical examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e33 Interpretation of the examination . . . . . . . . . . e35 Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Different surgical approaches for the treatment of adjacent segment diseases after anterior cervical fusion

Studies in the literature have not delineated the surgical approaches of symptomatic adjacent segment diseases (ASDs) in patients undergoing reoperation after an initial anterior cervical fusion (ACF). The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal surgical approaches of ASD and the incidence of the dysphagia after reoperation.This was a retrospective study of 49 patients with ASD after...

Plating for Anterior Cervical Fusion

Delayed surgical treatment for a traumatic bilateral cervical facet joint dislocation using a posterior-anterior approach: a case report

UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION There have been few reports of patients with bilateral cervical facet dislocations that remain untreated for eight weeks or more. We report the case of a 76-year-old man with an old bilateral cervical facet joint dislocation fracture that was treated by posterior-anterior reduction and fixation. CASE PRESENTATION A 76-year-old Asian man was involved in a road traffi...