Endoscopic Foraminoplasty Surgery in Arizona
Endoscopic foraminoplasty is the least invasive spine surgery that effectively treats foraminal stenosis or narrowing and compression of the exiting nerve.
Foraminal stenosis patients usually suffer from low back pain, sciatica, and leg pain. Stenosis can be caused by a bone spur, herniated disc, or enlarged facet joints in the spinal canal pinching the exiting nerve.
Endoscopic foraminoplasty surgery is also an effective treatment option for failed back surgery patients suffering from leg or back pain. Failed back syndrome is often related to residual pressure from bone spurs on the spinal nerve. Your previous surgery may not have relieved all the pressure on the exiting nerve enough to provide adequate pain relief.
Traditional midline (middle of your back) surgical access sometimes has difficulty accessing the lateral recess, leading to failed back surgery. The endoscopic foraminoplasty surgical approach starting from the patient’s side instead of the midline more effectively targets the lateral recess
FIGURE 1: ILLUSTRATION OF SIDE FIRING LASER ABLATING BONE UNDER THE SUPERIOR ARTICULAR PROCESS1
