- Look up
foramen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In
anatomy and osteology, a
foramen (/fəˈreɪmən/; pl.: foramina, /fəˈræmɪnə/ or
foramens /fəˈreɪmənz/;...
- The
intervertebral foramen (also
neural foramen) (often
abbreviated as IV
foramen or IVF) is an
opening between (the
intervertebral notches of) two pedicles...
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osteophytes between the
vertebral bodies C6 and C7 on the left side,
causing foraminal stenosis at this
level (lower arrow, also
showing axial plane), explaining...
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changes or
hypertrophic arthritis,
resulting in
foraminal stenosis and
nerve compression.
Foraminal stenosis at this
joint is the most
common cause of...
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osteophytes between the
vertebral bodies C6 and C7 on the left side,
causing foraminal stenosis at this
level (lower arrow,
showing axial plane).
There is also...
- and into the
spinal canal or
foraminal openings Intervertebral discs may
bulge or
herniate into the
canal or
foraminal openings Degenerative disc disease...
- "spine cage") is a
prosthesis used in
spinal fusion procedures to
maintain foraminal height and decompression. They are
cylindrical or square-shaped devices...
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occur as
either central stenosis (the
narrowing of the
entire canal) or
foraminal stenosis (the
narrowing of the
foramen through which the
nerve root exits...
- the
sympathetic trunk and its
inferior cervical ganglion The
second (
foraminal) part runs
upward through the
transverse foramina of the C6 to C2 vertebrae...
- apophyseal, or
zygapophyseal joint)
compression and
diminution of the
cervical foraminal nerve exits.
Treatment may
include analgesic and/or anti-inflammatory...
