Assertion: interbody fusion | /r/HasProperty | needed in cases of severe ddd
Facets:
value: to restore foraminal height
type: PURPOSE
value: with resultant
type: OTHER
value: with disc space collapse
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: For example, in cases of severe DDD with disc space collapse and resultant foraminal stenosis and radiculopathy (as opposed to just back pain) an interbody fusion may be needed to restore foraminal height and indirect decompression of a compressed nerve (see figure 3).