Elijahfell

In human anatomy, the cervical vertebrae are the bones located behind the skull, referenced to as C1-C7. Movement such as flexions, extensions of the head will be supported by the first cervical vertebra and the occipital bone. When rotating the head, the first and second vertebrae take the stress from the previous joint. During the cervical spine surgery procedure, these vertebrae can be accessed both from the front and the back of the spine.Viewed from the side, the cervical spine must present a slight inward curvature, called the lordosis. A patient might present a C shaped curvature, known as a kyphotic curve. Kyphosis will occur sometimes from iatrogenic causes, from a previous medical treatment such as laminotomy surgery. Another cause is when vertebrae heal within an improper alignment as a result of cervical spine surgery. Removing too much of facet joints will increase the looseness of the vertebrae, allowing them to bend excessively.