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Complications of Cervical Spine Surgery. MH Ford MD FRCS. Cervical Surgery. General complications Infection DVT&PE Co-morbidity dependant complications. Anterior Surgery. Procedure Specific. Anterior Surgery . Carotid sheath injury Esophageal injury
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Complications of Cervical Spine Surgery MH Ford MD FRCS
Cervical Surgery • General complications Infection DVT&PE Co-morbidity dependant complications
Anterior Surgery • Procedure Specific
Anterior Surgery • Carotid sheath injury • Esophageal injury • Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury • Superior laryngeal nerve injury • Sympathetic chain injury • Cord \ root injury • Vertebral artery injury
Anterior Surgery • Carotid sheath injury - consequences and prevention -management – direct repair - venous patch - endovascular stent
Anterior Surgery • Esophageal injury -consequences and prevention -management – direct repair and gastrostomy
Anterior Surgery • Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury -consequences and prevention -management- conservative -vocal fold medialization
Anterior Surgery • Sympathetic chain injury consequences and management -miosis -ptosis -anhydrosis -prevention
Anterior Surgery • Cord/root injury -prevention and management -diamond burr
Anterior Surgery • Vertebral artery injury
Posterior Surgery • Neurological injury • Vertebral artery injury
Cervical Surgery • Non-union biomechanical causes biological causes