<img align="right" class=size-full wp-image-5" style="margin: 10px;" title="britt-borden-photo2" src="http://www.hybridmediamarketing.com/images/britt-borden-225.jpg" alt="britt-borden-MD" />You may be an ideal candidate for an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion from Dr Britt Borden MD, if you suffer from a great deal of pain in your shoulders, neck and arms that doesn’t seem to go away. If you are determined to have a herniated cervical disc, the anterior cervical discectomy and fusion from Britt Borden may be the most effective remedy.

Preparation for an Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with Britt Borden

When the staff of Dr Britt Borden MD prepares you for an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, they first make sure you are resting comfortably on your back on the operating table. Your body is padded delicately for comfort. Dr Britt Borden then places your head and neck in the correct and straight position. Next, Dr Britt Borden sterilely preps and drapes your neck to prepare for the surgery. The staff of Dr Britt Borden obtains an X-ray to determine the position of the skin incision.

The Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Procedure by Britt Borden

The surgery process of an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is complex. Dr Britt Borden and his staff utilize the utmost care in cautionary procedures to make the surgery as easy as possible for your body and the recovery process as delicate and fast as possible:

• Dr Britt Borden creates an initial incision into the skin at the location of your surgery
• The platysma muscle is incised
• Metzenbaum scissors are used to dissect your fascia away from your platysma muscle
• A plane of dissection is then developed between the trachea and esophagus medially and the carotid sheath laterally
• Self-retaining retractors are used to retract the longus coli muscles medial borders
• Another self-retaining retractor retracts the tissue superiorly and inferiorly.
• An X-ray is conducted to confirm the level of the disc space
• Dr Britt Borden MD places post distractors above and below the disc space in the vertebral bodies
• A pituitary rongeur is used to remove the disc material
• Dr Britt Borden MD uses a Kerrison punch to remove the posterior disc
• The epidural space is inspected with a nerve hook for any disc fragments
• Any disc fragments found are removed
• Dr Britt Borden MD removes the cartilage from the bones
• Dr Britt Borden MD flattens the surface of the bone in preparation for a bone graft
• If on the bone edges any osteophytes are found protruding, they are removed
• Gel foam powder is used to stop bleeding
• A bone graft is measured and inserted into the disc space
• Britt Borden takes the pins out of the vertebral bodies
• A titanium anterior cervical plate is pinned to the vertebral bodies
• Britt Borden places four screws into the plate for stability
• All retractors are taken out
• Bipolar coagulation is used to stop bleeding
• Antibiotic irrigation is used in the incision
• A 2-O vicryl suture is used to close the platysma muscle
• A suture is used to close the skin
• The incision is dressed in a sterile manner

If you are experiencing lower back or leg pain caused by a ruptured disc that is pressing on a nerve root, you may be a prime candidate for a lumbar discectomy performed by Britt Borden. If you want to avoid some of the more invasive types of surgeries to remove disc fragments that are giving you discomfort, the lumbar discectomy from Britt Borden may be the best type of surgery for you.

What to Expect From Dr Britt Borden MD

Patients are completely asleep during their surgery. Patients are positioned on their stomach on a padded frame. The patient’s arms and legs are also carefully positioned and padded by the staff of Dr Britt Borden MD. Once positioned, Dr Britt Borden and his staff will sterilely prep and drape the skin of your back.

How Britt Borden Performs the Surgery

When you undergo a lumbar discectomy from Britt Borden, you can rest assured you are in capable and experienced hands. The following steps are taken during the surgery by Dr Britt Borden MD to correct your spinal degenerative condition.

• The skin incision is made close to the midline of the spine
• Dr Britt Borden incises the fascia with cautery
• The muscles are retracted laterally
• A self-positioning retractor holds your muscles in place
• An X-ray is taken to determine the correct level for surgery
• A Kerrison punch is used to remove the lamina
• A number four Penfield dissector is used to divide the ligamentum flavum
• Dr Britt Borden MD uses a Kerrison punch to remove the ligamentum flavum
• Dr Britt Borden MD uses a nerve root retractor to retract the dura medially
• A pituitary rongeur is used to remove the disc herniation in the anterior epidural space
• Dr Britt Borden then inspects the neural foramen and epidural space of the nerve root to be removed
• Dr Britt Borden removes any additional disc fragments
• A number 11 scalpel is used to incise the disc space
• A pituitary rongeur is used to remove any additional soft nucleus pulposus of the disc
• A gel foam powder and bipolar coagulation is used to stop any bleeding
• Anitbiotic irrigation is used in the incision
• Your fascia is sutured
• Your skin is closed
• Sterile dressings are applied to the incision

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