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Experience with C3 to C7 Fusion... feedback please

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@jenniferhunter

@ckmerc Welcome to Connect. As far as head turning goes, most of that is done by C1 & C2 with some help from C3 & C4. I have a C5-C6 fusion and my head turning range is the same as before my surgery, but I can no longer touch my chin to my chest. With your fusion extending to C3, you understand how much head turning range was lost. I don't think you'll loose any more head turning fusing to C7, but perhaps some of the ability to twist at the shoulder, and you'll loose the ability to flex forward with any level of cervical fusion. I'm sure your surgeon can explain this.

Do you have a date scheduled for surgery?

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ckmerc | @ckmerc | Oct 18 7:40pm

Thanks for replying.. I am awaiting my surgical consult apt.

I can currently touch my chin to my chest with my current c-3 to c-6 fusion and lean head back pretty far.. but sounds like if I go to c-7 I may see some flex degradation?

I doubt cortisone injection I received today will make a difference…thus I hope I can have surgery done before end of year.

Just not sure how involved everything will be.. ie I have front and back screws and plates on c3-c6…. Will they have to take all of that off and reattach when going to C-7? God I hope not

Chuck

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