Atypical cervical spondylotic radiculopathy resulting in a hypertensive emergency during cervical extension: A case report and review of literature

Figure 2 Intraoperative image. A: The vertebral laminae of C4 and C6 were elevated, facilitating decompression of the spinal cord, followed by placement of an internal fixation plate; B: The ventral nucleus pulposus was extracted from the right nerve root of C7 using foraminal mirror-assisted extraction technique. During this procedure, the dural membrane (indicated by the yellow arrow) and excised free nucleus pulposus tissue (indicated by the white arrow) were visually observed; C: Intraoperatively obtained free nucleus pulposus tissue from the ventral aspect of the C7 nerve root.