Facetectomy

Neurosurgical procedure

Facetectomy
Specialty	neurosurgery
ICD-9-CM	84.8
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Facetectomy is a surgical procedure which involves decompression of a spinal nerve root. For example, it can be performed in severely resistant cases of cervical rhizalgia, where the cervical nerve roots within the intervertebral foramina are decompressed.^[1]

References

^ Knight G (August 1955). "Facetectomy in the Treatment of Cervical Rhizalgia". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 48 (8): 595–7. doi:10.1177/003591575504800806. PMC 1919197. PMID 13254725.

Procedures involving bones and joints

Orthopedic surgery

Bones

Face	Jaw reduction Orthognathic surgery Chin augmentation
Spine	Coccygectomy Laminotomy Laminectomy Laminoplasty Corpectomy Facetectomy Foraminotomy Vertebral fixation Vertebral augmentation
Arm	Acromioplasty
Leg	Femoral head ostectomy Astragalectomy Distraction osteogenesis Ilizarov apparatus Phemister graft
General	Ostectomy Bone grafting Osteotomy Epiphysiodesis Reduction Internal fixation External fixation Tension band wiring

Cartilage

Joints

Spine	Arthrodesis Spinal fusion Intervertebral discs Discectomy Annuloplasty Arthroplasty
Arm	Shoulder surgery Shoulder replacement Bankart repair Weaver–Dunn procedure Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction Hand surgery Brunelli procedure Finger joint replacement
Leg	Hip resurfacing Hip replacement Rotationplasty Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction Knee replacement/Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty Ankle fusion Ankle replacement Broström procedure Triple arthrodesis
General	Arthrotomy Arthroplasty Synovectomy Arthroscopy Joint replacement imaging: Arthrogram Arthrocentesis Arthroscopic lavage