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“Vander Esch will have his surgery in a few weeks. The Cowboys had been hoping medically treating his cervical herniation of the disk between the fifth and sixth vertebrae would reduce the swelling. The most recent examination reveals no herniation reduction.
Vander Esch will now undergo an anterior cervical discectomy with fusion procedure. This entails removing the herniated disk and using bone from the hip to fuse into the space between the two vertebrae.
Typically full recovery takes four months. This is not expected to be career threatening, and know several former Cowboys players underwent this procedure and continued their careers: Daryl Johnston, Rocket Ismail, Chad Hennings and Izell Reese to name a few.”
Read the rest here: https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/merry-shots-of-lve-worst-fears-and-gifts
so in essence you lose 15% range of motion for every vertebrae section that is fused . Not a career ender if he heals well, and proceeds but I would caution considering his position is built upon going fast and slamming into an object moving towards you ... but again an athlete vs an everyday joe is different .. wish him nothing but the best .. I refused to get fusion yet and treat mine with shots etc until I have no choice .. but again everyday joe vs athlete