This is a case about an elderly female who presented to hospital for a c3-c6 anterior and posterior cervical discectomy, fusion (acdf/pcdf: anterior cervical discectomy and fusion/posterior cervical discectomy and fusion), and laminectomy.The mayfield tong was applied, and the patient was sandwiched and flipped on the or (operating room) bed with no complications.At 2:55pm, it was reported that the mayfield tong system moved out of position.According to the surgeon, the mayfield tongs and cervical management system first slipped during exposure in the posterior portion of case.He scrubbed out, inspected the mayfield system, noticed no issues, and tightened everything again.Around the time when final instrumentation was being placed, the mayfield slipped again, prompting them to make more readjustments.There were a total of three slips.
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