3mo hospital - full Somi brace, rigid collar 6mo+. 9mo off
work.1993 fusion C3-C6, breathing stopped post-op. [eventually 1995 Spinal Unit did reconstructive CT, showed fusion failure, marked opacity, upper screws out - surgery at time too risky.
Monthly XRay 18mo assessment - then upper screw seen as migrated & embedding at angle into C2, followup showed C2-C6 gradual self fusion but still with slip C3 on C4, and some opacity, further bone loss & disc].