Laminectomy
This article or area is currently under construction and may only be partially complete. Please come back soon to see the finished work! (13/01/2022)A laminectomy is a surgical procedure that removes a portion of a vertebra called the lamina. It is a major spine operation with residual scar tissue and may result in post-laminectomy syndrome. This procedure is performed to decompress the spinal canal. As medical science advances, there are several techniques to accomplish spinal decompression, such as open or minimally invasive laminectomy, hemi-laminectomy, laminotomy and laminoplasty. Decompression techniques classify as direct and indirect; direct procedures involve those techniques with visualization of the dural sac during the surgery such as laminectomy. On the other hand, indirect decompression takes place without dural sac visualization. Laminectomy alone or associated with fusion is one of the most common procedures performed by a spinal surgeon.
