| Facetectomy | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | neurosurgery |
| ICD-9-CM | 84.8 |
Facetectomy is a surgical procedure which involves decompression of a spinal nerve root. For example, it can be performed in severely resistant cases of cervical rhizalgia, where the cervical nerve roots within the intervertebral foramina are decompressed. [1]
References
- ^ Knight G (August 1955). "Facetectomy in the Treatment of Cervical Rhizalgia". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 48 (8): 595–7. doi: 10.1177/003591575504800806. PMC 1919197. PMID 13254725.
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| Facetectomy | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | neurosurgery |
| ICD-9-CM | 84.8 |
Facetectomy is a surgical procedure which involves decompression of a spinal nerve root. For example, it can be performed in severely resistant cases of cervical rhizalgia, where the cervical nerve roots within the intervertebral foramina are decompressed. [1]
References
- ^ Knight G (August 1955). "Facetectomy in the Treatment of Cervical Rhizalgia". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 48 (8): 595–7. doi: 10.1177/003591575504800806. PMC 1919197. PMID 13254725.
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