Posterior surgical approach to the cervical neural foramen for intervertebral disc disease.
A POSTERIOR FORAMINOTOMY (hemilaminotomy and medial facetectomy) is indicated for the treatment of nerve root compression secondary to posterolateral disc herniation or spondylotic foraminal stenosis. We describe the normal and pathological anatomy of the cervical neural foramen as well as our surgical technique, which has been highly effective in cases of cervical discogenic radiculopathy.
Russell
Stephen M
SM
Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA.
Benjamin
Vallo
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D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D021801:Zygapophyseal Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*