title: Combined transarticular lateral and medial approach with partial facetectomy for lumbar foraminal stenosis. Technical note.
abstract: The authors performed a microsurgical combined transarticular lateral and medial procedure with partial facetectomy in 24 patients (16 men and nine women) with lumbar intervertebral foraminal stenosis to decompress the affected nerve root. The goal of this surgery was to maintain the integrity of the facet joint, to guarantee satisfactory exploration, and to obtain a sufficient decompression of the intervertebral foramen. Because only minimal bone resection is required, the risk of secondary instability induced by complete facetectomy is avoided. The clinical results of this procedure were excellent in the majority of cases. The mean follow-up period was 21.8 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Wilikommen im Landeskrankenhaus, Feldkirch, Austria. hejazi@dr.com
authors.forename: Nedal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hejazi
authors.forename: Alfred
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Witzmann
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hergan
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hassler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome