PROGRESSION IN TREATING CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC RADICULOPATHY: UTILIZING MINIMALLY INVASIVE INTERVERTEBRAL FORAMEN INCISION

Abstract

Cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (CSR) is a common degenerative disease in spinal surgery, which is mainly caused by intervertebral disc degeneration and its secondary pathological changes, resulting in nerve root compression at the same stage, resulting in pain, numbness, weakness and other root symptoms in the corresponding nerve distribution area. Cervical spondylotic radiculopathy is mainly treated by conservative treatment, but ineffective by regular conservative treatment needs surgical treatment. At present, the traditional anterior fusion and internal fixation is still the "gold standard" for the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy. However, this operation has some shortcomings such as greater surgical trauma and more postoperative complications. With the rapid development of minimally invasive techniques such as channel dilator, microscope and endoscopic system in recent years, posterior minimally invasive intervertebral foramen decompression has been paid more and more attention because of its advantages such as less trauma, rapid recovery and less complications. According to the literature reports at home and abroad, this paper summarizes and introduces several surgical methods for the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy by posterior minimally invasive approach.