Fig. 2From: The influence of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery on cervical muscles and the correlation between related muscle changes and surgical efficacySchematic diagram of the changes in the cross-sectional area of the cervical longus (AxCSA) at the surgical segment before and after surgery. The data show a significant decrease in AxCSA at each surgical segment after surgery, which indicates that the cervical longus underwent a certain extent of atrophy after ACDF surgeryBack to article page