Table 3.

Secondary surgical interventions required after skip anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion.

Patient No.	Reason	Mo Postoperative	Management
Patient 1	Hardware failure	0.5	Anterior revision + posterior fixation
Patient 2	Hardware failure	4	Anterior revision + posterior fixation
Patient 3	Hardware failure	5	Anterior revision + posterior fixation
Patient 4	Adjacent segment disease	48	C2-C3 anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
Patient 5	Adjacent segment disease	12	Posterior foraminotomy and fusion
Patient 6	Fall leading to C7 fracture	1	Posterior fixation
Patient 7	Refractory C5 palsy	1	Posterior foraminotomy
Patient 8	Prevertebral fluid collection	0.5	Exploration and washout