Cervical disc herniation occurs due to the displacement of the inner nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc. This may impinge the traversing nerves as they exit the neural foramen or may directly compress the spinal cord within the spinal canal. The herniations can be acute or chronic. Acute herniations usually occur due to a trauma where the inner nucleus pulposus extrudes through a defect in the annulus fibrosus.
Chronic herniations occur gradually when the intervertebral disc degenerates as a part of the normal aging process. The prevalence of cervical disc herniation increases with age, and it occurs more frequently in females. Which of the following is the gold standard surgical treatment for cervical disc herniation? Laminectomy Posterior laminoforaminotomy Anterior cervical discectomy with fusion Total disc replacement ##Disclaimer## The content provided on Docplexus is…
