laminotomy

This surgery can be done alone or with a laminotomy.

They are also employed to temporarily remove the vertebral arch in laminotomy.

This is called a laminotomy or laminectomy.

In conjunction with the traditional discectomy, a laminotomy is often involved to permit access to the intervertebral disc.

Laminotomy: A procedure that removes only a small portion of the lamina to relieve pressure on the nerve roots.

A laminotomy is an orthopaedic neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the corresponding spinal cord and/or spinal nerve root.

It is typically used as an adjunct to laminectomy, laminotomy, neural decompression and facetectomy, in lieu of fusion, for treatment of instabilities or deformities of the lumbar spine including:

Another procedure, called the laminotomy, is the removal of a mid-portion of one lamina and may be done either with a conventional open technique or in a minimalistic fashion with the use of tubular retractors and endoscopes.

Unless future studies show that this technique is safe and effective, percutaneous discectomy should be considered experimental.1 Laminotomy and laminectomy are surgeries done to relieve pressure on the spinal cord and/or spinal nerve roots caused by age-related changes in the spine.