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 ...

A lumbar laminectomy is a surgery that treats compression of the spinal cord in your lower back. The surgery involves removing all or part of your vertebra called the lamina. The lamina is the ...

Both procedures improved the patients' quality of life; however, overall, laminectomy gave patients a better quality of life and was also more cost-effective. Lumbar spinal stenosis is the term ...

lumbar spinal fusion in addition to decompressive laminectomy in patients with symptomatic lumbar grade I degenerative spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis is unknown. In this randomized ...

If you’re grappling with lower back or neck pain that can be severe and disabling, or restrict your ability to move and function, your doctor may recommend a laminectomy when more conservative ...

Patients with degenerative grade I spondylolisthesis with lumbar spinal stenosis may experience improved quality of life after undergoing a laminectomy with lumbar spinal fusion vs. laminectomy ...

Corpectomy and laminectomy are two surgical options to treat neck and back pain. The procedures are similar, but a corpectomy is more complex and typically has a longer recovery timeline.

If it happens, you may need another operation to fix it. Laminectomy. This is the most common surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. In this procedure, a surgeon removes parts of the bone ...

A laminectomy or laminotomy (a partial laminectomy) is a procedure whereby the lamina (the bony plate covering the spinal canal) is removed to give access to the spinal canal in any area. An incision ...

The most common types of back surgeries are lumbar laminectomy, discectomy and fusion. A laminectomy is a procedure which creates space by removing the back part of the vertebra which covers the ...

Detailed findings of this study can be found in a new article, "A randomized controlled trial of the X-Stop interspinous distractor device versus laminectomy for lumbar spinal stenosis with 2-year ...