Spinal surgery - cervical

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Vertebra, cervical (neck)

Bone graft harvest

Overview

Recovery

Risks

Spinal surgery - cervical

Alternative Names:

Cervical spinal surgery

Risks:

Risks for any anesthesia include the following:

Reactions to medications
Problems breathing

Risks for any surgery include the following:

Bleeding
Infection

Additional risks specific to spinal surgery include injury to the spinal nerves or spinal cord, injury to the blood vessels feeding the spine, and failure of the bone to fuse. Fortunately, these complications are rare but they are serious and you should discuss them with your doctor before undergoing surgery.

Review Date: 7/4/2004
Reviewed By: Andrew L. Chen, M.D., M.S., Steadman-Hawkins Sports Medicine Foundation, Vail, CO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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