Routinely placing drainage tube in patients with anterior cervical surgery:is it really necessary?

With the acceleration of the aging and change of work and living habits across the world,cervical spondylopathy has become more prevalent,bringing enormous economic burden and medical cost pressure to both societies and governments.1 At present,conservative treatment is usually used in the early stages of the condition whilst surgical intervention is employed to treat patients with severe radicular symptoms and spinal cord compression.