Foraminotomy

10/02/2023 - "The search for more effective and safe treatment methods for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (CSR) has led to the rapid development and increasing popularity of minimally invasive posterior cervical foraminotomy (MI-PCF). "
02/01/2020 - "Rightly, a multitude of studies demonstrated that open microsurgical posterior foraminotomy is an effective treatment for cervical radiculopathy. "
06/01/2020 - "Foraminotomy has been reported to be effective for the treatment of cervical radiculopathy (CR). "
01/01/2018 - "Microendoscopic foraminotomy has been reported to be effective for the treatment of cervical radiculopathy, using outcome measurement scores such as the neck disability index (NDI) and numerical rating scale (NRS). "
03/01/2016 - "Using a simplified, cost-effective approach for both diagnosis (myelography) and treatment (hemilaminectomy/foraminotomy for radiculopathies; decompressive laminectomy for neurogenic claudication), this retrospective study of 450 patients was undertaken to 1) determine the efficacy of such an approach, and 2) the general surgeon's role in it. "

11/01/2004 - "Bilateral partial foraminotomy was effective for preventing C5 palsy."
11/01/2003 - "Recently, surgeons have advocated foraminotomy combined with laminoplasty to prevent or treat C5 palsy, but further studies into the efficacy of this procedure are needed. "
10/10/2022 - "Recovery from hemidiaphragmatic paralysis with improved respiratory function following cervical laminoplasty and foraminotomy: illustrative case."
10/01/2017 - "To evaluate the efficacy of bilateral C4-5 foraminotomy in preventing occurrence of postoperative C5 palsy and to identify possible risk factors for its development. "
12/01/2021 - "The aim of this study was to clarify the cut-off values of the spinal canal parameters as risk factors for C5 palsy after posterior cervical spine surgery with and without foraminotomy. "

09/01/2004 - "In the cervical spondylotic patients who also have foraminar stenosis, performing laminoplasty with foraminotomy can get good results. "
12/01/2017 - "Facet-preserving contralateral foraminotomy and lateral recess decompression with PECILF is effective for treatment of lateral recess and foraminal stenosis. "
04/01/2021 - "Full-endoscopic foraminotomy with the large endoscopic trephine is an effective and safe technique for the treatment of degenerative lumbar foraminal stenosis."
02/21/2023 - "Clinical studies were eligible if they reported outcomes following fusion or endoscopic foraminotomy, in patients with primary lumbar foraminal stenosis. "
02/21/2023 - "This study aimed to systematically review the literature for comparative and non-comparative studies reporting on clinical outcomes of patients with lumbar foraminal stenosis treated by either endoscopic foraminotomy or fusion. "

01/01/2009 - "Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an intervertebral disk herniation with a ventral compression of the spinal cord at the level of L1/2. A standard vertebral lateral corpectomy with a foraminotomy was performed with a good outcome."
03/01/2003 - "Posterior cervicothoracic foraminotomy was a safe and effective procedure in the treatment of patients with laterally located disc herniations."
06/01/2021 - "The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and long-term clinical outcomes of transforaminal full endoscopic discectomy and foraminotomy performed with manual reamers under local anesthesia on soft and calcified herniated discs in the mid and lower thoracic spine. "
04/20/2008 - "Full-endoscopic cervical posterior foraminotomy for the operation of lateral disc herniations using 5.9-mm endoscopes: a prospective, randomized, controlled study."
04/01/1999 - "This study suggests that a semicircular laminotomy placed on the inferior aspect of the lamina above may be adequate for a lateral soft disc herniation because the inferior border of the disc is higher than the superior border of the inferior lamina, whereas a traditional foraminotomy is needed for a hard disc pathology."

01/01/2007 - "Spinal canal decompression via cervical laminectomy with or without foraminotomy is a mainstay of treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy and myeloradiculopathy. "
04/20/2012 - "The study included 141 consecutive patients with cervical myelopathy (103 men and 38 women) who underwent open-door laminoplasty with prophylactic bilateral C4/C5 foraminotomy between 2009 and 2010. "
08/08/2016 - "The procedure of posterior cervical decompressive laminectomy and lateral mass screw fixation combined with foraminotomy is effect in treating cervical radiculo-myelopathy. "
08/08/2016 - "Between January 2010 and January 2012, 58 patients with cervical radiculo-myelopathy were treated by posterior cervical decompressive laminectomy and lateral mass screw fixation combined with foraminotomy. "
08/08/2016 - "To evaluate the effectiveness of posterior cervical decompressive laminectomy and lateral mass screw fixation combined with foraminotomy for treating cervical radiculo-myelopathy. "