Procedures, risks and post-operative instructions

Spine

Cervical   anterior cervical discectomy w/wo fusion w/wo plating     anterior cervical corpectomy with fusion and plating     posterior cervical discectomy     posterior cervical laminectomy for decompression     posterior cervical laminectomy with fusion w/wo plates     halo     cervical traction     laminectomy for tumor     laminectomy for vascular malformation     surgery for fracture (refer to anterior cervical corpectomy with fusion and plating, or posterior cervical laminectomy with fusion)       Thoracic     transthoracic removal of herniated disc     posterior removal of herniated disc     posterior laminectomy for decompression     posterior laminectomy with fusion w/wo instrumentation     posterior laminectomy for tumor     posterior laminectomy for vascular malformation     surgery for fracture (refer to transthoracic removal of herniated disc, or posterior laminectomy with fusion w/wo instrumentation)       Lumbar   artificial disc replacement   posterior discectomy     posterior decompressive laminectomy   posterior decompressive laminectomy with lateral fusion w/wo instrumentation     anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF)     anterior lumbar corpectomy     surgery for lumbar fracture (refer to posterior decompressive laminectomy w/wo  fusion w/wo instrumentation and anterior lumbar corpectomy)