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Sanjay Bhatia1, Nathaniel P Brooks2

  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University, One Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.

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Surgery effectively treats cervical radiculopathy when conservative options fail. Both anterior and posterior surgical approaches yield similar outcomes for nerve root compression, with posterior methods directly decompressing the affected nerve root.

Area of Science:

  • Neurosurgery
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Spinal Medicine

Background:

  • Cervical radiculopathy results from unilateral cervical nerve root compression.
  • Conservative treatments are often insufficient for persistent symptoms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of surgical interventions for cervical radiculopathy unresponsive to conservative care.
  • To compare outcomes between anterior and posterior surgical approaches.

Main Methods:

  • Surgical decompression targeting cervical nerve root compression.
  • Techniques include widening the neural foramen and/or removing lateral disc fragments.
  • Variations of posterior approaches were developed to reduce complications.

Main Results:

Keywords:
Cervical foraminal stenosisCervical radiculopathyEndoscopic foraminotomyFully endoscopic techniqueMinimally invasive surgeryPosterior cervical foraminotomy

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  • Both anterior and posterior surgical approaches demonstrate equivalent overall results.

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