The number of years you can live after cervical spine surgery cannot be generalized, but depends on the specific surgery and the condition. If cervical spine surgery is performed for ordinary cervical spondylosis or cervical disc herniation, the patient can resume normal life after surgery and the survival time of the patient has little to do with the cervical spine disease. If the cervical spine fracture and dislocation leads to tetraplegia, which is usually called total paralysis, and surgery is taken passively to fix it, the survival time of the patient after surgery may be closely related to the effect of the surgery, and most patients eventually die from complications caused by long-term bed rest. If cervical spine surgery is taken because of cervical spine tumor, survival time is determined by the nature of the tumor, if it is metastatic cancer, survival time is generally more limited. If it is a benign tumor, the survival time is not related to the surgery. In conclusion, patients after cervical spine surgery should pay attention to care and strengthen nutrition to facilitate recovery.