Cervical Spine Facet Joint Foraminotomy with burring orthopedic 3D animations
- 13 years ago
Cervical Spine Facet Joint Foraminotomy with burring orthopedic 3D animations. You will be lying on your front. Your neck will be cleaned. A two to four centimeter long incision will be made in the middle of the back of the neck. The overlying muscles will be moved to the side. Your surgeon will confirm the position of the correct vertebra for the procedure by using x-ray imaging. The lamina and facet joint overlying the inter-vertebral foramen will be removed to enlarge the nerve’s tunnel. The tunnel will be further enlarged by removing some of the walls. The wound will be closed with sutures. orthopedic 3D animations.
EXPECTATIONS
The expectations of a foraminotomy are
– the procedure will take one to two hours
– 80 - 90% of clients receive good or excellent relief of arm pain
– some pain at the operation site can be expected. This can be controlled with oral medication, and should decrease over time
Cervical Spine Facet Joint Foraminotomy with burring orthopedic 3D animations.
EXPECTATIONS
The expectations of a foraminotomy are
– the procedure will take one to two hours
– 80 - 90% of clients receive good or excellent relief of arm pain
– some pain at the operation site can be expected. This can be controlled with oral medication, and should decrease over time
Cervical Spine Facet Joint Foraminotomy with burring orthopedic 3D animations.