What do you need to know about cervical corpectomy?

Cervical corpectomy is an operation to remove a portion of adjacent vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs for decompression of the cervical spinal cord and spinal nerves.

Which is better anterior cervical corpectomy or fusion?

Numerous research studies in medical journals demonstrate greater than 80-91% good or excellent results from anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion surgery. The fusion rate is significantly improved with the use of a small titanium plate, and typically obviates the need for a halo postoperatively.

What kind of device is used for corpectomy?

An autograft from the patient’s pelvic bones (most commonly, the iliac wing) or lower limb bones (most commonly, the fibula) can be used. Alternatively, a mechanical construct can be inserted (e.g. titanium cage) or expandable device 1-3.

Which is the most rigid construct in corpectomy?

Dryer et al. 5 compared the effect of the strut graft alone, strut graft plus plate, and plate alone in an experimental C5 corpectomy model of the human cadaver. They reported that the most rigid construct was the plate construct with tricortical iliac crest strut graft. The least rigid construct was the ventral strut graft alone.

Cervical corpectomy is an operation to remove a portion of adjacent vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs for decompression of the cervical spinal cord and spinal nerves.

How is a foraminectomy and A corpectomy performed?

Both procedures are performed to expand the openings for the nerve roots to exit the spinal cord by removing some bone and other tissue. A foraminectomy generally refers to a procedure that removes a large amount of bone and tissue.

Numerous research studies in medical journals demonstrate greater than 80-91% good or excellent results from anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion surgery. The fusion rate is significantly improved with the use of a small titanium plate, and typically obviates the need for a halo postoperatively.

What is the medical code for a C5 corpectomy?

1. C5 corpectomy. 2. C3-4, C6-7 and C7-T1 anterior cervical diskectomy with fusion with polyetheretherketone interbody spacer and demineralized bone matrix allograft. 3. Anterior arthrodesis, C4-C6, with Ulrich expandable titanium cage and morcellized autograft. 4. Anterior plating C3 through T1 with Orthofix Hallmark titanium plate. 5.