Safety and Efficacy of Endoscopic Posterior Cervical Discectomy and Foraminotomy Using Three-Point Plaster Traction Technique

Comparison of Cervical Sagittal Alignment and Kinematics after Posterior Full-endoscopic Cervical Foraminotomy and Discectomy According to Preoperative Cervical Alignment.

BACKGROUND The progression of cervical kyphosis due to injury to the facet joints and musculature is a major concern for posterior foraminotomy especially for patients with cervical lordosis of less than 10°. However, cervical hypo-lordosis (cervical lordosis < 10°) may be improved with the alleviation of pain and muscle spasms, which corresponds with the disappearance of a positive Spurling's ...

Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy: An Alternative to Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

Objective: Is to perform a detailed retrospective assessment of the Safety, efficacy and complications of posterior microscopic cervical foraminotomy for treatment of cervical degenerative radiculopathy compared to published results of ACDF approach. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 31 patients with unilateral cervical radiculopathy. Only patients with radiculopathy caused by ...

Point of view: posterior cervical lamino-foraminotomy-safe, viable and cost effective non-fusion technique.

Posterior Cervical Microscopic Foraminotomy and Discectomy with Laser for Unilateral Radiculopathy

Surgical decompression for cervical radiculopathy includes anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, anterior or posterior cervical foraminotomy, and cervical arthroplasty after decompression. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of a CO2 laser in posterior-approach surgery for unilateral cervical radiculopathy. From January 2006 to December 2008, 12 consecutive patients with uni...

Cervical Cord Decompression Using Extended Anterior Cervical Foraminotomy Technique

OBJECTIVE At present, gold-standard technique of cervical cord decompression is surgical decompression and fusion. But, many complications related cervical fusion have been reported. We adopted an extended anterior cervical foraminotomy (EACF) technique to decompress the anterolateral portion of cervical cord and report clinical results and effectiveness of this procedure. METHODS Fifty-three...