It was reported that on (b)(6) 2008, patient underwent following procedure: anterior cervical discectomy with bilateral foraminotomy and nerve root decompression at c5-6; partial vertebrectomy and decompression of the spinal canal including c5 and c7; anterior interbody fusion, c5-6; placement of prosthetics, c5-6; placement of bmp, c5-6; anterior cervical plate fixation, c5-6; use of surgical microscope; spinal cord monitoring including motor-evoked spinal cord monitoring and somatosensory-evoked spinal cord monitoring; for pre-op diagnosis of: cervical stenosis; cervical myelopathy; severe obesity.Per-op notes: following partial vertebrectomy at c5 and c6 as well as discectomy and bilateral foraminotomies were c5-6, anterior interbody fusion was performed with prosthesis placed at c5-6 spine with one-third sponge of bmp.The cervical plate was fixed with 17 mm screws at c5 and c6.No complications were reported.
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