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Posterior ‘Motion Preserving’ Procedures (Frykholm)

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Cervical radiculopathy from degenerative disease is a common problem with an incidence of 0.83–1.79 per 1000 person years. It can be caused by a cervical disc herniation, bony foraminal stenosis or spinal canal stenosis. Upon failure of conservative therapy or a significant motor deficit surgical treatment is indicated. A posterior cervical foraminotomy is one surgical option for the treatment of selected patients with lateral cervical disc herniations.

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    Florian Ringel & Angelika Gutenberg

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Ringel, F., Gutenberg, A. (2019). Posterior ‘Motion Preserving’ Procedures (Frykholm). In: Meyer, B., Rauschmann, M. (eds) Spine Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98875-7_5

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