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My Spine - Cervical
When undergoing this operation, you will be lying on your stomach and the
specialist will be operating from the back of your neck. Your skin will be ster-
ilised and the area will be covered with sterile drapes. An incision will be
made and the tissue carefully separated up to the spine.
At this point a decompression procedure may or may not be performed by
removing the laminae (see the chapter Cervical Laminoplasty and
Laminectomy). The appropriate fusion technique will then be carried out. See
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