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Surgery During Global of Another Surgery

Published on Mon Jul 05, 2021

Question: A patient reports with “double crush syndrome”; a diagnosis of a right C6 radiculopathy related to a C5-6 disc displacement is made, as well as the possibility of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The more proximal condition is treated first with an anterior cervical discectomy and interbody fusion with structural allograft. At the first postoperative visit a few weeks later, [...]
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