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The C2 to C7 laminae are drilled at the lateral borders of the laminae. One side of the bone is completely cut, while the other side acts as a hinge. The laminae are then lifted to increase space in the spinal canal. The flap of the laminae is kept open with a suture that is fixed to the facet capsule. [1] [5]
Foraminotomy is a medical operation used to relieve pressure on nerves that are being compressed by the intervertebral foramina, the passages through the bones of the vertebrae of the spine that pass nerve bundles to the body from the spinal cord.
Procedures such as foraminotomy, laminotomy, or discectomy may be considered by neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons. Regarding surgical interventions for cervical radiculopathy, the anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedure is more commonly performed than the posterior cervical foraminotomy procedure. [25]
A laminotomy is an orthopaedic neurosurgical procedure that removes part of the lamina of a vertebral arch in order to relieve pressure in the vertebral canal. [1] A laminotomy is less invasive than conventional vertebral column surgery techniques, such as laminectomy because it leaves more ligaments and muscles attached to the spinous process intact and it requires removing less bone from the ...
The cervico-thoracic ratio (CTR) is a method developed by Norlander et al. [1] for measuring segmental mobility in the spine between the C7 vertebra and the T5 vertebra in flexion. [2] The method has been developed to fulfil clinical demands of quick examinations.
This complex nerve network arises in the neck from the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth cervical roots, C5, C6, C7 and C8, together with the first thoracic root, T1. It then enters the canal in the axilla. [5] [6]
C7 – On the dorsal surface of the proximal phalanx of the middle finger. C8 – On the dorsal surface of the proximal phalanx of the little finger. T1 – On the medial (ulnar) side of the antecubital fossa, just distal to the medial epicondyle of the humerus. T2 – At the apex of the axilla.
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a surgical procedure to treat nerve root or spinal cord compression by decompressing the spinal cord and nerve roots of the cervical spine with a discectomy, followed by inter-vertebral fusion to stabilize the corresponding vertebrae. [1]