Fig. 7.
The patient was a 58‐year‐old male with C5‐6 cervical disc herniation. A, B The X‐ray before the operation is shown, and C, D the postoperative X‐ray is shown. E, F Six months after the operation, C5‐6 was fused, and G, H 72 months after the operation, there was no loosening or prolapse of internal fixation.