{"id":"77c887ab-1279-4256-be21-4bbfd07e0450","slug":"management-of-two-patients-with-dropped-head-syndrome-utilizing-anterior-posterior-cervical-surgery","title":"Management of two patients with dropped head syndrome utilizing anterior-posterior cervical surgery","authors":["Motohiro Takayama","Yoshinori Maki"],"abstract":"Background: Two elderly patients with dropped head syndromes (DHS) were successfully treated with circumferential cervical surgery. Case Description: The two patients, respectively, 72 and 53 years of age, both underwent two-staged surgical procedures. The first surgery included the posterior placement of bilateral pedicle screws with multilevel facetectomies, followed by multilevel anterior cervical discectomy/fusion and posterior rod fixation. Conclusion: Circumferential decompression/fusion successfully addressed chin on chest deformity in two older patients.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/77c887ab-1279-4256-be21-4bbfd07e0450/featured/hero-1781561610605.png","publishDate":"2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.25259/SNI_1228_2021","categories":["Spine","Case Report"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11403/SNI-13-56.pdf"}