Table 1. Patient information.
Patient | Age | Sex | Original cervical surgery | New injury | Interval from original surgery | Symptoms | Conservative RX time | New disc | Technique |
#1 | 57 | M | C4-C6 Ant fusion + plating | Auto | 5 years | Neck + bilateral arm pain | 6 months | C3-4 | Cut/aspirate |
#2 | 49 | F | C5-C7 Ant fusion + plating | Fall | 6 years | Neck and hand numbness | 14 months | C3-4 | Cut/aspirate |
#3 | 55 | F | C4-C6 Ant Fusion + plating | Auto | 3 years | Neck and right arm pain | 8 months | C3-4 | Tubular manual |
Discectomy |