Complications of Cervical Spine Surgery MH Ford MD FRCS
Cervical Surgery General complications Infection DVT&PE Co-morbidity dependant complications
Anterior Surgery Procedure Specific
Anterior Surgery Carotid sheath injury Esophageal injury Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury Superior laryngeal nerve injury Sympathetic chain injury Cord \ root injury Vertebral artery injury
Anterior Surgery Carotid sheath injury - consequences and prevention -management – direct repair - venous patch - endovascular stent
Anterior Surgery Esophageal injury -consequences and prevention -management – direct repair and gastrostomy
Anterior Surgery Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury -consequences and prevention -management- conservative -vocal fold medialization
Anterior Surgery Sympathetic chain injury consequences and management -miosis -ptosis -anhydrosis -prevention
Anterior Surgery Cord/root injury -prevention and management -diamond burr
Anterior Surgery Vertebral artery injury
Posterior Surgery Neurological injury Vertebral artery injury
Cervical Surgery Non-union biomechanical causes biological causes