,In preparation for the arthrodesis, the endplates of C5, C6, and C7 were burred in a parallel fashion down to the level of bleeding bone using a high-speed cutting bur with irrigant solution for cooling. 
,In preparation for the arthrodesis , the endplates of C5 , C6 , and C7 were burred in a parallel fashion down to the level of bleeding bone using a high - speed cutting bur with irrigant solution for cooling .