Laminectomy is a type of spinal decompression surgery where a surgeon removes the bony arch from one or more of your spinal bones (vertebrae). This widens the space around your spine and can help ...

Many people experience pain relief after receiving a laminectomy or other decompressive surgery. In a 2021 study, researchers found that 73% of 2,699 people who underwent lumbar decompression ...

Laminectomy is a type of back surgery in which a surgeon removes part or all of the lamina. Some people may refer to the surgery as a posterior spinal decompression. Doctors use laminectomy to ...

The comparative effectiveness of performing instrumented (rigid pedicle screws affixed to titanium alloy rods) lumbar spinal fusion in addition to decompressive laminectomy in patients with ...

Traditionally, the surgical management of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis consisted of decompressive laminectomy alone. In 1985, Lombardi and colleagues [7] reported the results of 47 ...

The results of lumbar decompression can vary case by case. Many factors influence the outcome, including the condition a person has, how severe it is, and the specific procedure. Laminectomy has ...

Doctors can use two procedures to perform surgical spinal decompression, also called spinal decompression. Surgeons can use microdiscectomy or laminectomy. Both procedures remove pressure from the ...