Within a day, Landeros was up walking the hallways of the hospital with in a neck brace. He left the hospital on Nov. 6 and attended the races at Remington Park later that week. Landeros’ wife ...

Surgical options aim to relieve pressure on the spinal cord and provide stability to the neck. Common procedures are posterior cervical laminectomy, discectomy and fusion, or corpectomy.

The aim of the procedure is to remove pressure from the spinal nerves ... need for a post-operative brace. An important and limiting complication of cervical spine fusion surgery is the ...