This animation depicts an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion at C5-6. The surgical steps include the following; transverse incision, dissection of prevertebral soft tissue, retraction and exposure of C5-6, preoperative MRI of cervical spine, C5-6 axial section, anterior annulotomy, discectomy, bilateral foraminotomies, preparation of end plates, impaction of structural allograft with mixed bone graft into C5-6 disc space, fixation of C5-6 with plate & screws, postoperative x-ray of cervical spine.
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