Hi my name is Sue and I had a c5 -6 radical anterior fusion with instrumentation back in 10/2011 and now 2 years later and after many visits for follow-up with my neurosurgeon as recent as July 2013 I was told my fusion had healed just fine, However a few short months later I started to experience numbness in my fingers, hands and radiating pain down my left arm along with partial paralysis and extreme pain in my neck, I just recently found out the c5-6 fusion has collapsed and did not fuse at all. Now I m being told this is rare and is most likely due to an allergic reaction to Titanium? is this true ? and would this cause the bone chips to disintegrate? Please help..
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum.  I am sorry to about your result of the fusion. It may not be due to the allergic reaction of the titanium, but may be due to the osteoporosis, or something else.  Now what you have to think of is what next. Why is it being immaterial for us. You should do some ting as early as possible.  I usually prescribe to my patient with such symptoms, neurotrophic injections, calcium, vitaminD3, multivitamins.  Wising a quick and complete recovery. Thank you.