alex65

Hello, I am new to this board, first posting !! I need your thoughts about the different types of cervical surgeries with fusion. I have c6-7 disk protusion, pain in neck, left shoulder amd arm, pain also in lower back with numbness in legs. About a year and a half ago, I had a c6-7 posterior laminotomy and microdiskectomy surgery , but the pain and numbness is getting worse.

I saw two new doctors and both are recommending a two level fusion (c5-6 & c6-7) anterior surgery, what is confusing me is that one doctor wants to use screws and plate with the fusion while the other thinks that will not be necessary. bones grafts from a bone bank will be used for fusion.

Did anyone had the fusion surgery without the screws and plate ? outcomes ? any thoughts ?
Thank you

Alex