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Anterior Corpectomy Essay

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Complications: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) or anterior corpectomy carries the risk of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury or superior laryngeal nerve injury which leads to hoarness of voice and the incidence is about 1-3%. The left side approach and placing the retractor under longus collis can help prevent the injury. One of the most common complication of anterior approach is postoperative dysphagia which is due to hematoma formation, prolonged retraction and denervation of the upper esophagus by injury to the pharyngeal plexus. Temporary hoarseness incidence is 3%, while permanent hoarseness is 0.33%. other complications are vertebral artery injury, hardware breakage or migration, pseudoarthrosis, graft dislodgement, Horner's

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