The primary concern with a facetectomy is spine instability following surgery. Because a complete facetectomy, which removes a more significant portion of the facet joint, has a greater risk of ...

A facetectomy typically takes place in a hospital or outpatient surgical center. Once the surgery is complete, you will be taken to a separate recovery to have your vital signs monitored for ...

Extensive bony removal with partial or complete facetectomy, and greater degrees of pars resection are necessary to adequately expose upper lumbar foraminal and far lateral pathology. At the L5 ...