This Video focuses on nonfusion surgical options for patients with foraminal stenosis. Symptoms often include buttock and leg pain and when a patient's quality of life if effected and all nonsurgical options have been explored, surgery may need to be considered. There are 2 surgical ways to treat foraminal stenosis, directly decompressing the nerve and indirectly decompressing the nerve. This video focuses on the direct decompression of the nerve. The next video focuses on the types of fusion surgery for Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis.

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Dr. Brian W. Su, MD
Spine Surgeon
Chief Development and Strategy Officer | California Orthopedics and Spine
Medical Director of Spine Surgery | Marin General Hospital
Director | Marin Healthcare District Board
Chairman | Marin Specialty Surgery Center

Timestamps:
0:00 Start
0:25 What is Foraminal Stenosis?
0:45 When to get surgery for foraminal stenosis
1:08 Ways to treat foraminal stenosis
1:25 Direct Decompression
2:40 Symptoms of nerve compression
3:30 How long is direct decompression surgery
3:40 Risks of direct decompression surgery
4:30 Downsides of direct decompression surgery
5:25 Direct decompression surgery with fusion
6:18 Intro to next video
6:25 End

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