The thinner diameter of the C5 nerve root may be the reason it is more susceptible to damage during cervical surgery than the C6 or C7 nerve roots, according to researchers.In a prospective study ...

Radiculopathy occurs when the nerve root is compressed by foraminal stenosis and/or a posterior lateral disk herniation. Cervical nerve roots 1 through 7 exit above the corresponding cervical ...

Abstract: For avoiding or reducing iatrogenic nerve faction impairment due to excessive nerve root retraction, a silicon piezoresistive pressure sensor is employed at the nerve root retractor, which ...