The Effect of the Transection of the Omohyoid in the Incidence of Dysphagia in Patients

Inclusion Criteria: * The target population is female and male patients between 21 - 85 years old undergoing multilevel anterior cervical decompression and fusion. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a history of preoperative dysphagia, those with conditions that expose them to high risk of postoperative dysphagia (such as motor neuron disease), and those with cervical non-degenerative pathology, such as tumor or trauma as well as those who have lost to follow up, will be excluded from the study.