Posterior Cervical Fusion
Posterior cervical fusion is a procedure in which screws and rods are inserted to stabilize vertebrae in the cervical spine (neck). Depending on the situation, a posterior cervical fusion may be used in conjunction with other spinal procedures, such as an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) or a cervical laminectomy.
Posterior cervical fusion is commonly used to treat neck pain (particularly in the setting of pseudoarthrosis after an ACDF), spinal cord compression due to cervical stenosis, cervical radiculopathy, or fractures, deformity, or instability of the cervical spine.
CORUS cervical fusion is a minimally invasive variant of a conventional posterior cervical fusion that is preferred in certain cases.
X-rays of the cervical spine after a C3-7 posterior cervical fusion.
If you live near Denver and have cervical radiculopathy, neck pain, cervical fractures or deformity, or a failed ACDF or cervical disc replacement, please consider meeting me in consultation to learn more about your treatment options and whether you are a candidate for a posterior cervical fusion or another procedure.