Minimally invasive surgery for spinal cord cervical spondylosis has some improvement, but open surgery is generally preferred for treatment, which has a higher improvement rate, is safer, and has fewer complications.
Minimally invasive surgery mainly refers to percutaneous laser disc decompression. Although minimally invasive surgery is less invasive, it carries a higher risk during operation, which may lead to damage to spinal nerve tissues with adverse consequences. According to studies, open surgery has a higher rate of improvement compared to minimally invasive surgery, with a lower likelihood of injury to spinal nerves due to the open incision taken.
However, minimally invasive treatment is also available for patients who are not suitable for or refuse open surgery and have low prognostic expectations.