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  2. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion - Wikipedia

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    Bone morphogenetic protein (rhBMP) should not be routinely used in any type of anterior cervical spine fusion, such as with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. [2] [3] There are reports of this therapy causing swelling of soft tissue which in turn can cause life-threatening complications due to difficulty swallowing and pressure on the respiratory tract.

  3. Cervical fracture - Wikipedia

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    Certain penetrating neck injuries can also cause cervical fracture which can also cause internal bleeding among other complications. Execution by hanging is intended to cause a fatal cervical fracture. The knot in the noose is placed to the left of the condemned, so that at the end of the drop, the head is jolted sharply upwards and to the ...

  4. Cervical spine disorder - Wikipedia

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    It results in occipital pain and myelopathy. [5] Occipito-cervical junction This disorder may result from rheumatoid arthritis, causing the hypermobility of the connection between the neck and head, resulting in paralysis or pain. [6] Cerebrovascular disease Cerebrovascular disease is a type of cervical spine disorder that can cause tetraplegia ...

  5. Spinal cord injury - Wikipedia

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    Spinal shock, loss of neural activity including reflexes below the level of injury, occurs shortly after the injury and usually goes away within a day. [42] Priapism, an erection of the penis may be a sign of acute spinal cord injury. [43] The specific parts of the body affected by loss of function are determined by the level of injury.

  6. Cervical collar - Wikipedia

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    A neck collar being placed on a patient by emergency services. A soft collar is fairly flexible and is the least limiting but can carry a high risk of further breakage, especially in people with osteoporosis. They are usually made of felt. It can be used for minor injuries or after healing has allowed the neck to become more stable. [citation ...

  7. Total disc replacement - Wikipedia

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    The second disc replacement to achieve wide clinical use was the prodisc total disc replacement; it continues to have worldwide use today. Designed by French orthopedic spine surgeon Thiery Marnay, M.D., in the late 1980s, early implantations of the prodisc device began in 1990, with a 7-11 year follow-up published in 2005.

  8. Vertebral artery dissection - Wikipedia

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    Vertebral artery dissection is one of the two types of cervical artery dissection.The other type, carotid artery dissection, involves the carotid arteries.Vertebral artery dissection is further classified as being either traumatic (caused by mechanical trauma to the neck) or spontaneous, and it may also be classified by the part of the artery involved: extracranial (the part outside the skull ...

  9. Neck pain - Wikipedia

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    Since there is not a universally accepted classification for neck pain, it is difficult to study the different neck pain types. While neck pain is the second most common cause of disability and cost $100 billion [2], the NIH budgets only $10 million to the study of neck pain [3]. One of the most common neck pains is between the neck and the ...

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