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Tissue Sparing Posterior Cervical Indirect Decompression and Fusion in Foraminal Stenosis

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Treatment for patients with cervical foraminal stenosis that present with cervical radiculopathy has experienced rapid progress. Cervical spine surgical options have improved through advances in imaging, instrumentation, implant innovations and novel surgical techniques. While historical treatments are largely safe, comorbidities associated with procedures such as ACDF, TDR, and posterior foraminotomy beg the question if these procedures are too much surgery for select patients that could benefit from a tissue sparing approach. This chapter will introduce a novel, less disruptive surgical technique for achieving indirect decompression and fusion utilizing an intervertebral cervical implant. Clinical outcomes, radiographic evidence and biomechanical analysis reveal that the novel posterior approach and implant are effective for treatment of cervical radiculopathy.