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What is Cervical Spine Fusion?

This neurosurgical procedure is performed to relieve the pressure on one or more nerve roots, or on the spinal cord. It involves the stabilization of two or more vertebrae by locking (fusing) them together. The seven cervical (neck) vertebrae are numbered C1 to C7.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 6 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Herniated disk in neck, C5 and C6 5 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
C1-2, C5-6, C3-4 2 2 Efficacy_major
Degenerative disc disease (cervical) 1 1 Efficacy_major
cord compression 1 0
colaspe c5-c6 1 0

See all 10 patients currently having Cervical Spine Fusion

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 2
Mild
 6
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Cervical Spine Fusion

Hospitalization 11
Limited range of motion 3
Neck pain 1
Nerve damage 1
Swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) 1
Hospitalization 1
See all 8 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Having Cervical Spine Fusion (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Not indicated 12   Not indicated: 75%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 13%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 6%
Other 1   Other: 6%

See all 16 patients who’ve stopped having Cervical Spine Fusion

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Having Cervical Spine Fusion

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Having Cervical Spine Fusion

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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Cervical Spine Fusion

Always
 8 67%
Usually
 1 8%
Sometimes
 1 8%
Never
 2 17%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Cervical Spine Fusion

Very
 4 33%
Somewhat
 3 25%
A little
 3 25%
Not at all
 2 17%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Cervical Spine Fusion

$200+
 4 50%
$100-199
 1 13%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 38%

Report created on May 26, 2012.