Ernie, was the procedure done from the front or the back?
Both. Six inch incision in back, three in front.
1. Cervical Laminoplasty three or more levels
2. Cervical posterior instrumentation, 2-5 levels ( four in fact)
3. Cervical disectomy anterior, 1 level ( C4-5)
4. Cervical application of interbody fusion device, cage, 1 level
5. Cervical anterior instrumentation 2 levels
Application of Halo for procedure.
7 hours under the knife. I felt like a zombie when I came to.
I will have a pic of the posterior device, it's like fine furniture, really well put together. My surgeon is also a fine woodworker. Here's a pic of the posterior site.