A foraminotomy is a surgical procedure to widen a narrowed space in the spine. This can relieve pressure on the spinal nerves that pass through the spaces in the spine. Recovery may involve pain and ...

A cervical foraminotomy is a procedure that decompresses a nerve in the neck. A spine surgeon removes bone or disc pieces that are pressing on the nerves that go from your neck to your arm. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Posterior cervical foraminotomy was deemed noninferior to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion at 2-year ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Either an open or a minimally invasive approach to posterior cervical foraminotomy can effectively manage ...

‌Your spine is made up of 33 vertebrae. Each one has openings that let nerves from your spinal cord pass through to other parts of the body. When these openings, called neural foramina, get narrow or ...

Foraminal stenosis is the narrowing or tightening of the openings between the bones in your spine. These small openings are called the foramen. Foraminal stenosis is a specific type of spinal stenosis ...

For patients with cervical radiculopathy, posterior foraminotomy provides outcomes comparable to those of the more commonly performed anterior cervical discectomy, reports a randomized clinical trial ...

KUSA—Turns out, the neck pain Broncos defensive end Derek Wolfe was trying to play through the past two seasons was so severe, he quietly underwent end-of-season surgery. Don’t be alarmed. The surgery ...

For patients with cervical radiculopathy, posterior foraminotomy provides outcomes comparable to those of the more commonly performed anterior cervical discectomy, reports a randomized clinical trial ...