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• Most patient are discharged home the same day for single level foraminotomy

• Typically, 4 to 6 weeks post operation most patients are able to return to normal day-to-day activities

• PT/OT can be performed as outpatient to regain strength

• Most patients do very well and are happy with the results

Fig. 1.10 Guide for patient selection considering between anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF) and posterior foraminotomy (PF). Patients selected for PF will have mediolateral or lateral disk herniation and are without relevant osseous component. (Source: Scholz T, Geiger M, Mainz V, et al. Anterior cervical decompression and fusion or posterior foraminotomy for cervical radiculopathy: results of a single-center series. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2018;79(03):211–217).