How do you solve a problem like edema? Even in ideal ACDF recovery, patients will have edema. Watching, waiting, and working on adjunctive dysphagia therapies are all a part of the answer.
Despite often being an elective surgery, ACDF can result in terrible complications (including dysphagia and respiratory failure). Michelle Deghan discusses how to approach complex cases post-ACDF—from evaluation and treatment techniques to the current research.
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