Overview
This procedure specifically addresses the small opening between two vertebrae, known as the intervertebral foramen, where the nerve roots protrude from the spinal cord. When this area compresses the nerves, that pressure can be relieved by widening the opening.During a posterior cervical foraminotomy, the surgical site is accessed from the back of the neck (posterior).
What it Treats
Posterior cervical foraminotomy is mainly used to treat patients with a single unilateral pinched nerves or cervical radiculopathy (pain radiating down the nerves of the arm) when one wants to avoid an approach through the front of the neck.Explore other spine surgeries
- Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
- Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Cervical Disc Arthroplasty
- Cervical Fusion
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Laminoplasty
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Microdiscectomy
- Posterior Fusion
- Posterior Lumbar Decompression and Fusion or Posterior Interbody Fusion
- Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty