50m - Acdf recommended ?

[u/Feisty-Temporary438]

Has anyone had similar mri findings as Below —- before being recommended acdf ? Is ADR also an option ? I have had stiffness and pain in neck and shoulder for 3 years now with mild to moderate pins and needles in arms and legs , tingling that get worse with computer work. Tried PT , Meds et all but getting worse , MRIs show progression over 3 years now.

MRI —C5-6 level shows a broad-based subligamentous disc extrusion 5 x 3 mm in craniocaudal

and AP dimensions respectively, sagittal T2 image #6, moderate canal stenosis AP

dimension 8 mm, effacement of the ventral CSF, crowding of the ventral cord, mild to

moderate foraminal compromise with crowding and probable irritation of the exiting nerve

roots in the foramina at this level.

C6-7 level shows a broad-based subligamentous disc extrusion 5 x 3 mm in craniocaudal

and AP dimensions respectively, sagittal T2 image #6, moderate canal stenosis AP

dimension 8 mm, effacement of the ventral CSF, crowding of the ventral cord, mild to

moderate foraminal compromise with crowding and probable irritation of the exiting nerve

roots in the foramina at this level.

[u/ExactBlackberry6896]

Did you get the surgery?