The most important training program before anterior cervical spine surgery

Cervical spondylosis is a common disease in orthopedics, and anterior cervical spine surgery for spinal cervical spondylosis is one of the most common and effective surgical procedures. In addition to normal preoperative education, patients are routinely instructed to do preoperative tracheal nudge training in current care. Preoperative tracheal nudge training can effectively reduce complications during and after anterior cervical spine surgery, because anterior cervical spine surgery requires the patient to be in the supine position with the neck in a slightly hyperextended position, and the trachea needs to be pulled to the side for a long time in order to expose the vertebral body, and the patient is required to be in the decubitus position for at least 1 week after surgery. Therefore, in order to adapt to the intraoperative and postoperative changes, patients are generally required to undergo tracheal nudge training 3-5 days before surgery, which can lay a good foundation for safe and smooth implementation of the surgery.