Government entities are frequently asked to provide a tax-exempt number or âdeterminationâ letter to prove its status as a âtax-exemptâ or charitable entity. For example, applications for grants from a private foundation or a charitable organization generally require this information as part of the application process.
The duration of the operation is variable depending on how many levels need to be fused. For a 1 level ACDF, typical surgery time is 1.5 hours, for a 2 level ACDF, surgery time is 2-2.5 hours, and for a 3 level ACDF, surgery typically lasts around 2.5-3.0 hours.
Some of the most common complications following ACDF include. 1  anesthesia. 2  thrombophlebitis. 3  infection. 4  nerve damage. 5  problems with the graft. 6  nonunion. 7  ongoing pain.