Minimally invasive posterior cervical foraminotomy versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in cases of cervical radiculopathy | ||||
| Zagazig University Medical Journal | ||||
| Article 8, Volume 30, Issue 1.1, January and February 2024, Page 54-68 PDF (1.1 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/zumj.2021.53196.2043 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Mohammed Mohammed Abd elmonem  1; Ahmed Yahia Elhosiny2; Waleed Mohammed Elhady3; Antar Abou mosllam Haggag3
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| 1Al gam3ah street | ||||
| 2Department of neurosurgery,faculty of medicine,zagazig university,egypt | ||||
| 3Department of neurosurgery faculty of medicine zagazig university egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Objectives: comparing minimally invasive posterior cervical foraminotomy versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion to determine the best approach in cases of cervical radiculopathy. Methods: This study carried out in Zagazig University Hospital, Neurosurgery Department during the year from 2017 to 2019. It was an interventional prospective study. The sample size was 24(12for each group) all patients suffering from cervical radiculopathy examined and had full radiological and laboratory investigations fulfilling the inclusion criteria and all of them will be included in the study as a comprehensive sample and divided randomizally into two groups. Results: 24 patients with posterolateral or foraminal cervical disc will be divided into two groups (12) for each and treated surgically. Conclusion: Posterior microscopic cervical foraminotomy is a safe and effective motion preserving approach for treatment of cervical radiculopathy in well selected cases. It has comparable outcomes to the ACDF approach with avoidance of possible complications associated with anterior approaches. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| cervical foraminotomy; anterior cervical discectomy; cervical radiculopathy; anterior cervical approaches | ||||
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