Posterior Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion - Procedure details, recovery, and expectations.

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Sir i had numbness on the half left upper part on heat after this surgury what should I do

Best education on the whole procedure I've seen. He's brutally honest and spot on with the time frames. THE go to video.

Thank you for the video, Is there a minimum number of level that needs to be opened for the spinal cord to float into the newly created space? Without the Spinal process, would there be no protection of the spinal canal from the back of the neck?

You forgot the possibility of a blood clot occurring at site of surgery compressing the spinal cord and leaving the patient a quadriplegic.

So what protects your spinal cord? What if your hit in the back of the neck? Idk, this seems really intrusive.

I am facing fusion surgery from C2 -C7. This was very easy to understand and addressed a lot of my questions about outcome and recovery time. Thank you.

does the spinal canal stay open from the posterior after this surgery? No structural bone/hardware to protect the spinal canal, where the lamina used to be?

Thank you very informative ❤

Dr Although I have been fused almost my entire thoracic and lumbar I am so scared of all the neck surgeries I have a c5 c6 herniation, I am wondering if ADR is safe because
it can cause speech or vagus and phrenic nerve damage

I'm looking at possibly having my C-4, C-5, C-6, C-7 and T-1 and T-2 fused like this. It scares me to think about. This video actually answered a lot of my questions. My last MRI showed bulging discs in C-4 thru C-6, and bone spurs on C-6, C-7 and T-1 and T-2. All of this is causing me severe problems with numbness, pain, severe distorting cramps in parts of my hand, loss of strength, uncontrollable shakes at times, and I'm down to all plastic dishes because I am tired of not being able to hold the dishes dependably. After that MRI showing all of that, I was rear ended when sitting still. I was hit at about 40-50 mph. Dr said I'm lucky not to be paralyzed due to the force of the impact and the compression already on my spinal cord. One question not answered in this video is what kind of protection the cord has after the fusion when you have removed the bones that protected it????? Can you help me understand what the limitations would be and the protection long term?? Thanks.

I’ve been having really bad pain in both my shoulder blades. Mostly the left. The whole left side of my torso goes numb as well. I’m having a C4-C7 Laminectomy & Foraminotomies on the 12th. Do you think that’s going to make my problems better? I have some impingements in C6. My MRI shows compression on my spinal cord from C4-C7 as well. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Very useful sir thank you

I just had this done 1 1/2 months ago. It was very painful surgery

This was an excellent summation and animation of the procedure. Thank you for this explanation!

I need a laminotomy c3-c6 with fusion but have severe osteoporosis . I'm practically a paraplegic at this point.

Does leaving the spinal cord exposed create a risk of damage due to exposure?

Excellent video! Thank you! What about the long term effects such as limited ROM?

Amazing video and explanation. I had a C5 C6 and C7 laminectomy and fusion 3.5 years ago. I am a healthy 54 year old and I worked out almost daily. After the surgery my surgeon advised me not to ever workout with weights again. I spoke to another surgeon who told me that it was fine to workout again after recovering, provided I was strict in the motion and not to consistently move my neck in an up and down position so as to not wear out the disc levels above and below my fusion. What is you take on it? And how long do all the components (rods, screws, fusion) last? Thank you in advance.

great explaintion. I had 2. Going in for redo. I have a screw loose its a joke in my house now.

Thank you so much Dr Armaghani for clear and full describe of laminectomy cervical neck operation, ì had surgry on first of may 2024and i have problem with my right hand pain and numbness i was very wory but after watched your video i fell better, and in hospital didnt give me hard collar is make problem?🙏🙏💐

I am having this soon, and you really made me feel so much better and confident.

im on my 4th week after c3-c6 decompression and fusion with rods on both sides and im still in pain, my doctor not once ever gave a collar of any type and sent me home with 1 week of pain meds. dont see how tylenol will help with this kind of pain im still having, but not much of a choice since they have cracked down on pain meds in west virginia, how long does the pain usually last ??

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When will we start neck exercise

Dr. Armaghani's videos are very educational, however only addresses 1 disc replacement or 1 fusion. What procedure do you recommend for one who is 70 years old, has osteoporosis, degeneration and mild to severe spondylosis at multiple disc locations C3/4-C6/7?

Very useful thankyou. I'm currently awaiting this surgery on my c5.
My symptoms are quite bad. Hands numb and tight. Constant cramp in my hands and some of my arm area. Hands constantly feel cold. Tightness in my knees. I'm hoping I'm in the third of people who gets symptom relief. Had this for 16 months now. I stumble a lot and have fallen a few times. Once braking my arm. Can't wait to feel good and normal again. I feel 20 years older since i had my spine injury. Good luck to everyone else going thru this 🙏 ❤

Very in formative. With those rods, am I able to bend my neck at all?

Only 1/3 show approvement? Whats the point of surgery then ?

Hi Doctor my mom just got one in her cervical spine c2-c4 but she didn’t get fusion. Do you think the spine can be stable without one or is a fusion something you recommend ??

Thank You Dr. Armaghani, Your Educational Videos , for OUR Type Surgeries, Are ON Point And So Understanding, Im About to Undergo , The Anterior and Posterior Fusion , (2) Days Apart Would That Be Wise?

Super! Best video given great graphical presentation... and explanation was very good too. I wish I had found and viewed this before my surgery... C3 to T2 with laminectomy.

That was an excellent video. So easy to understand. The only question I have is after removing the bone and putting the screws in, what's protecting the spinal cord?

excellent ! Thank you !!

I'm getting C-2 thru T-1 in weeks hopefully it goes well had a lot of fusions but this one scares me

Dr. I had a Laminectomy 2022.
3 4 5,6,& 7. I have bones that look ugly on the back of my neck. I have cadaver bone my spine. I have terrible neck pain, shoulder pain and pain on boths sides of my head. My head starts to droops to the front 20 mins after I start doing anything. I've had injections on my shoulder s plus PT. Nothing helps.
Now neurologist has given me a referal to have injections on my head.
Am I doomed to have this terrible pain the rest of my life? I'm 82 yrs old.

Fantastic explanation.. Perfect video. Clear no BS doctor-talk. I had this procedure after watching this video 2 yrs. ago. Great recovery. Although li9mited motion I have sharp chronic pain and the surgeon will not manage chronic pain, just acutely after the procedure, In future videos please include the 'lobster tail peel back'. Well done!

What protects the spinal cord after surgery? Just soft tissue ie muscles and connective tissue?

Thank you. Do you have content on lumbar laminectomy and fusion. Thanks in advance

If you have weakness and atrophy set in 2 months and you get ACDF surgery in that time frame - can you reverse the atrophy and regain strength??

Excellent video..well done Dr

Sir, i have gone through posterior surgery. Very painful experience i had. Post surgery, my all limbs are down. After six weeks i am able to walk with Walker. My Left hand is down still. Cannot hold things. Fingers are become stiff. Whole body,Numbness is there. Tingling, heavyness, bladder issue, constipation. Post MRI is showing, dysfunction at C5C6 . What it means? My Left hand and left remains strength less or my i recover? Please 🙏

I had an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion on C5-C6 March of 2021. Now, almost 4 years later I find out that it didn’t fuse and the bottom screw is broken. My surgeon that performed the surgery said he doesn’t do laminectomies and wants to refer me to a surgeon that does. If the surgeon goes through the back of my neck, how will he get the hardware out of my neck that’s on the front of my cervical spine? I trust in God to protect me, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t worried.

So the cut off bits never go back

So the cut off bits never go back

Very informative video. Two questions though; this surgery does not remove the damaged discs, is that correct? And…following up on other question, what is now protecting the spinal cord from the back? It seems that it would be very vulnerable. Thank You

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This surgary has gone though a lot of improvement in the last 4 years.

Have had different opinions on neck surgery. Very confusing. Most say I need a ACDF and doctor of choice said posterior laminectomy without fusion. Worried about posterior with cord not protection but only muscle coverings. Can't come to a decision so prolonging my surgery. Any suggestions of which is better for long time results??

How does one sleep after the surgery?