foraminal

English

Adjective

foraminal (not comparable)

1. Relating to the foramen.
   • 2015 July 28, Masashi Uehara et al., “Mini Open Foraminotomy for Cervical Radiculopathy: A Comparison of Large Tubular and TrimLine Retractors”, in Asian Spine Journal‎^[1], volume 9, →DOI:

     Although the anterior operative approach is widely utilized for the treatment of cervical radiculopathy, the advantages of posterior cervical foraminotomy in selected cases of nerve root decompression in the posterolateral disc and for the treatment of foraminal stenosis have been well documented.

Derived terms

• intraforaminal
• juxtaforaminal
• subforaminal
• supraforaminal