A foraminotomy is a surgery to widen an area in one of your spinal bones (vertebrae). This takes pressure off a nerve that is compressed by the bone. Learn more about your spine and why and how foraminotomy is done and what the risks are.

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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disease that affects a child’s nervous system. It damages the nerve cells that control how muscles work. As a result, a child’s muscles gradually weaken and waste away.

Trabeculectomy is a type of eye surgery done in the front part of the eye. It’s done to treat glaucoma by draining some fluid from the eye. If you have glaucoma, fluid can drain too slowly. This can cause the pressure in your eye to increase. More pressure is then placed on the optic nerve. This surgery helps to lower pressure inside the eye.

Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a disorder that slowly weakens muscles. MD can make movements such as walking and standing up hard to do. It may even cause deformities in the joints.

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