Long-term clinical and radiological outcomes of anterior uncoforaminotomy for unilateral single-level cervical radiculopathy: retrospective cohort study

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is a common procedure for degenerative cervical radiculopathy. In 1996, Dr. H.D. Jho reported an operative technique allowing nerve root decompression via anterior uncoforaminotomy while avoiding fusion.

Source: The Spine Journal - February 2, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Vladimir V. Klimov, Vladislav V. Kelmakov, Brent L. Clyde, Aleksey V. Evsyukov, Evgeniy A. Loparev, Evgenia V. Amelina, Anatoliy V. Bervitskiy, Anton P. Ponomarenko, Jamil A. Rzaev Tags: Clinical Study Source Type: research