Foraminotomy
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title:
Foraminotomy
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Foraminotomy is a medical operation used to relieve pressure on nerves that are being compressed by the intervertebral foramina, the passages through the bones of the vertebrae of the spine that pass nerve bundles to the body from the spinal cord. A foraminotomy is performed to relieve the symptoms of nerve root compression in cases where the foramen is being compressed by bone, disc, scar tissue, or excessive ligament development and results in a pinched nerve. The procedure is often performed
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foraminotomy
date created:
2005-05-01T07:33:26Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T00:32:33Z
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