i had cervical decompression & spinal fusion c/4 - c/7 surgery 3/4/11 my fusion didn''t take. i now have dropped foot an walk with a cane. NOW ON SSD

It is possible that the non-union could be a product of negligent surgery, but that is not necessarily so, because in some instances failure of a fusion to "fuse" is an accepted complication of the procedure. If you are a smoker, that can contribute to a non-union. Parenthetically, while you might see a foot drop because of a negligently performed lumbar spine surgery, you would not expect to see this as a result of cervical spine fusion surgery. Consequently, your assumption that the spine surgery caused the foot drop might be misplaced.