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laminectomy

[‚lam·ə′nek·tə·mē]
(medicine)
Surgical removal of the lateral portion of the neural arch from one or more vertebrae.
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In this patient, we could not restrict the procedure to fenestration discectomy and hence had to do laminectomy.
Functional outcome of lumbar fenestration discectomy in patients with intervertebral disc prolapse treated at a tertiary care centre in South India
All 64 hospitals admitted patients for laminectomy surgery.
Physiotherapy management of patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery: a survey of Australian physiotherapists
Surgical results and prognostic factors for thoracic myelopathy caused by ossification of ligamentum flavum: posterior surgery by laminectomy.
Thoracic ossification of ligamentum flavum without myelopathy: a case report of dorsal pain/Miyelopatinin eslik etmedigi torakal ligamentum flavum ossifikasyonu: Dorsal agrili olgu sunumu
Multifactorial etiology including foraminal stenosis and posterior shift of the spinal cord due to laminectomy and unintentionally gained lordosis with posterior fusion may be responsible causes for the palsy.
A Case of Successful Foraminotomy for Severe Bilateral C5 Palsy following Posterior Decompression and Fusion Surgery for Cervical Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
Following investigations, it was revealed that the patient had disc herniation in his lumbar region and laminectomy procedure was recommended to him.
Neurogenic Bladder Repair Using Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Postoperative MRI in two cases showed that the SK disappeared after posterior en bloc laminectomy of the OLF [Figure 1].
Spinal Cord Kinking in Thoracic Myelopathy Caused by Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum
T4 lamina invasion was found during operation, and total T4 laminectomy and partial T3 + T5 lamiectomy with intraspinal tumor removal was done.
Mediastinal hemangiopericytoma with neuroforamen invasion
The study included 1,235 older adults who underwent laminectomy and/ or spinal fusion.
Spinal stenosis can impede your mobility as you age
A particular treatment dilemma is presented when SEA extends along the entire length of the spinal canal, as in this patient, since traditional surgical decompression would involve extensive disruption of soft tissue and removal of bone via laminectomy.
Treatment of holocord spinal epidural abscess via alternating side unilateral approach for bilateral laminectomy
According to medical literature, thoracic laminectomy is associated with 25-30 per cent mortality.
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Even the patient who underwent the successful spinal laminectomy, a surgical operation to relieve pressure on the nerves, carried out by Dr.
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6] dorsal roots (cats have 7 lumbar vertebrae) was exposed after a bilateral laminectomy at the [L.
Effect of changing lumbar stiffness by single facet joint dysfunction on the responsiveness of lumbar muscle spindles to vertebral movement
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