I found this video on how an ACDF can be done.
THIS IS VERY GRAPHIC!!!
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When I first had this surgery done and I found this web site I had no idea what ACDF stood for so I thought I should post this so it comes up in search results.
ACDF = Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Anterior = In this case the front of the throat.
Cervical = of or pertaining to the neck.
Discectomy = A surgical procedure in which the central portion of an intervertebral disc, the nucleus pulposus, which is causing pain by stressing the spinal cord or radiating nerves, is removed.
Fusion = The slow process of the bone graft joining the vertebrae together
ACDF = Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Anterior = In this case the front of the throat.
Cervical = of or pertaining to the neck.
Discectomy = A surgical procedure in which the central portion of an intervertebral disc, the nucleus pulposus, which is causing pain by stressing the spinal cord or radiating nerves, is removed.
Fusion = The slow process of the bone graft joining the vertebrae together
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