At each vertebral level in the cervical spinal, a pair of nerves exit through small openings called the intervertebral foramen. These nerves control the motor function and sensation to muscles ...

The spine contains many spaces, or foramen, that allow the spinal nerves to pass and travel to and from muscles and sensory nerve endings. A foraminotomy is a surgical procedure to widen those ...

In addition to PP, the accessory transverse foramen (ATF) is another variant that has garnered attention. A study examining 250 dry cervical vertebrae found that ATF was present in 8.4% of the ...