On Monday, Prof. Shen Hongxing performed posterior cervical laminoplasty on a 74-year-old patient for the treatment of cervical spondylosis. The patient’s symptoms were pain and numbness in the right upper limb. MRI examination showed that the patient’s anterior disc herniation was not serious, but the thickened ligamentum flavum posteriorly compressed the spinal cord causing the patient’s aforementioned discomfort. Due to this patient’s age and weight of only 40 kg, the infusion of fluids too fast during anesthesia might lead to overload of the heart. To ensure a smooth operation, Prof. Shen invited the anesthesiologist to carefully evaluate the basic condition of the patient together before the operation, and then finally determined the operation plan. With the anesthesiologist’s escort, the operation lasted 2 hours and was successfully completed. After the surgery, the patient returned to the ward, and under the careful care of nurses, the patient was able to move on the ground on the first day after the surgery, and the symptoms were significantly relieved 3 days after the surgery, and has now been discharged from the hospital. Compared with traditional fusion surgery, non-fusion technology is closer to the normal biomechanics of the cervical spine, and the original mobility of the cervical spine is not lost after surgery, and the wearing time of the cervical brace is shorter. As a founding member of the National Academic Committee on Spinal Non-Fusion, Professor Shen is well versed in various cervical non-fusion techniques. These non-fusion techniques include anterior cervical artificial disc replacement, cervical dynamic device implantation, and posterior cervical laminoplasty. However, not all patients are suitable for treatment with non-fusion techniques because, in addition to the requirements for surgical techniques, non-fusion techniques have their own clear indications for surgery. For patients who can undergo non-fusion surgery, the surgeon is required to have rich clinical experience, be proficient in the operation of new techniques and, most importantly, strictly grasp the indications for surgery.