Table 2

Treatment options for unstable foraminal stenosis.

TypeTreatment
Type IFar lateral discectomy
Type IIDecompression + transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion/posterior lumbar interbody fusion + rigid instrumentation
Type IIIRemoval of facet + dynamic stabilization
Type IVa) Synovial cyst resection + dynamic stabilization
b) Facet resection + dynamic stabilization