Cervical fusion is a bone surgery that blocks the movement of the neck by fusing two or more vertebrae. It is surgery indicated to relieve the pain when there is pressure on the nerve or on the spinal cord.
In cervical fusion surgery a piece of bone is removed from the patient's own skull or iliac crest or a piece of bone from a bone bank. This graft is connected by special tubes to the nape of the neck. During the surgery, there is equipment called halo, which orthopedists can call "coat", which is a metallic structure connected to the chest and skull, which keep the head immobile during the three months of recovery from surgery. The halo is used until the graft is fused.
This surgery is an intervention that can greatly improve the quality of life of children with Mórquio Syndrome for example, or who suffer from chronic pain.
