Factors Associated With Failure of Symptomatic Relief After Single-Level Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Unilateral Radiculopathy

In this retrospective analysis, disk height loss was independently associated with lower rates of symptomatic relief after foraminotomy. Given that this is a surgically modifiable parameter, surgeons may instead opt for anterior cervical diskectomy followed by fusion or arthroplasty in this specific patient population.